Women in the Bible

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Across
  1. 1. – Merchant of purple cloth and one of Paul's first converts in Europe.
  2. 4. – Early Christian leader who worked alongside her husband Aquila.
  3. 8. – Wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau.
  4. 11. – Mother of King Solomon.
  5. 13. – Mother of Jesus.
  6. 14. – Sister of Moses who watched over him as a baby.
  7. 17. – Loyal daughter-in-law who stayed with Naomi.
  8. 18. – Sister of Mary and Lazarus, known for welcoming Jesus into her home.
  9. 20. – A deacon of the early Church mentioned by St Paul.
Down
  1. 2. – Judge and prophetess who led Israel.
  2. 3. – Mother-in-law of Ruth who returned to Bethlehem.
  3. 5. – Jacob worked fourteen years to marry her.
  4. 6. – The first woman in the Book of Genesis.
  5. 7. – Woman of Jericho who hid the Israelite spies.
  6. 9. Magdalene – First witness to the risen Jesus.
  7. 10. – Jewish queen who saved her people from destruction.
  8. 12. – Mother of John the Baptist.
  9. 15. – Wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac.
  10. 16. – Mother of Samuel who prayed for a child.
  11. 19. – Rachel's older sister and Jacob's first wife.