Across
- 2. A stopper and starter of the human race [4] (a cryptic clue) (Romans 5:12-14)
- 3. of Jesse [5] (1 Samuel 16:1-13)
- 5. City the name of which means “He to whom it belongs” [6] (Psalm 78:57-61)
- 6. Possessed by each of the 10 virgins [4] (Matthew 25:1-13)
- 9. His other name was Edom [4] (Hebrews 12:12-17)
- 10. Matthias ‘took his office of oversight’ [5] (Acts 1:15-26)
- 13. Her name sounds something like a gem, but she was a liar [8] (Acts 5:1)
- 15. Portrayed in the book of Esther [8] (Esther 3:1-4)
- 17. Son of Jesse [5] (1 Samuel 16:1-13)
- 21. Benjamite king of Israel [4] (Acts 13:20, 21)
- 22. He led the Jews into the Promised Land [6] (Acts 7:44, 45)
- 23. Nationality of king who ruled Babylon after Belshazzar [4] (Daniel 5:30, 31)
- 25. He introduced Paul to Peter [8] (Acts 9:22-29)
- 27. One of the 12 apostles [6] (Luke 6:12-16)
- 29. Jesus did it both in heaven and on earth [5]
- 32. Precious stone concealed centrally by Clopas [4] (a cryptic anagram)
- 33. Vineyard owner and victim of a wicked plot by Queen Jezebel [6] (1 Kings 21:1-19)
- 34. Biblical events before the Common Era serve as a ------- for Christians [7] (1 Corinthians 10:6-11)
- 35. Receiver of a letter from 23 across [5] (2 Corinthians 2:12, 13)
Down
- 1. Where Goliath came from [4] (1 Samuel 17:4-10)
- 3. Heavenly body [4]
- 4. A contemporary of the prophets Hosea and 24 down [5] (Jeremiah 26:17, 18)
- 5. What is “------- than honey”? [7] (Judges 14:16-18)
- 7. Apostle from the tribe of Benjamin [4] (Philippians 1:1; 3:4-6)
- 8. Of his four sons, only the firstborn Johanan did not rule as king over Judah [6] (1 Chronicles 3:15)
- 11. Leading number of Ninevites [4] (a cryptic clue)
- 12. Jacob’s ninth son [8] (Genesis 49:14, 15)
- 14. 18. A kind of interpretation that was not the basis for Scripture prophecy, according to 2 Peter 1:20 [7]
- 16. Tribe through which Messiah came [5] (Genesis 49:10)
- 18. Title given to rulers of Egypt [7] (Jeremiah 44:29, 30)
- 19. A major Hebrew prophet [6] (Acts 8:26-33)
- 20. Certain part of “treasures in heaven” [4] (a cryptic clue) (Hebrews 6:19)
- 21. The Pharisees were a prominent religious ---- of Judaism [4] (Acts 15:1-5)
- 24. The postexilic name of the sixth lunar month of the sacred Jewish calendar [4] (Nehemiah 6:15)
- 26. Abednego’s Hebrew name [7] (Daniel 1:1-7)
- 28. Disown, as Peter did to Jesus [4]
- 30. Disown, as Peter did to Jesus [4]
- 31. A lie cost his life [7] (Acts 5:1-10)