Across
- 2. plotted a plan to kill mordecai
- 7. Esther's cousin
- 9. Rebuked the people for ceasing to build temple
- 10. the consequence of Israel for ceasing to build the temple
- 12. author of this puzzle
- 14. children of Israel began to return after this many years of captivity
- 15. means messenger
Down
- 1. Nehemiah's initial response to opposition
- 3. the first thing rebuilt in the temple
- 4. encouraged the people when they began to build again
- 5. Jesus sighting in Jeremiah 9:9
- 6. searched and found the original rebuilding decree issued by Cyrus
- 8. the book of Nehemiah concludes with this
- 11. chosen to be queen and married to King Ahasuerus
- 13. one response to the laying of the foundation