Characters in the Bible

5. Initially a persecutor of Christians, he had a transformative encounter with Jesus and became the greatest missionary.
7. He was killed by Herod
9. One of the twelve apostles who betrayed Jesus for thirty pieces of silver, and later died by suicide.
11. The mother of Jesus, who demonstrated remarkable faith and submission to God's will.
13. Who conquered and destroyed Jerusalem and exiled the Jews to Babylon
17. a Hebrew judge who led the Israelites to victory over their Midianite oppressors
18. Wife of Uriah, who committed adultery with David
19. Led the Israelites out of Egyptian slavery in the Exodus
20. A tax collector of Capernaum called by Christ to be one of the 12 apostles

1. Samson's Philistine mistress, who deprived him of his strength by cutting off his hair
2. A prophet who was miraculously saved from being devoured by lions after refusing to stop praying to God.
3. A patriarch supposed to have lived 969 years
4. A Jewish queen who bravely saved her people from a plot to exterminate them.
6. The second king of Israel and Judah, succeeding Saul
8. The central figure of the New Testament, considered the Son of God and the savior of humanity.
10. Who ordered the crucifixion of Jesus
12. First high priest of the Israelites, brother of Moses
14. Built an ark to save his family and the animals from a great flood as commanded by God.
15. He demonstrated immense faith by being willing to sacrifice his son Isaac.
16. One of Jesus's twelve apostles, known for his initial devotion, but also for his impulsiveness and denial of Jesus.