Esther, Ezra and Nehemiah

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Across
  1. 3. Queen of Persian who refused to dance at a feast.
  2. 4. Evil main character of the book of Esther
  3. 8. Ezra preached that there was to be no _______between Jews and local people.
  4. 12. What Nehemiah's job was before he went back to Israel.
  5. 13. what Haman was going to kill the Jews on.
  6. 14. Esther's uncle.
  7. 16. Nehemiah had great _______ skills
  8. 17. Persia had a well prepared _______.
  9. 18. What the older Jews did when they saw the foundations of the new temple.
Down
  1. 1. Jewish holiday that commemorates the story of Esther
  2. 2. Ezra's main job was to rebuild the ________
  3. 5. Job Ezra had before leaving to go back to Israel
  4. 6. Esther could have been _____ for coming to the king without being summoned.
  5. 7. What Haman rolled to determine the date for exterminating the Jews.
  6. 9. Persia and well maintained and good _____ for travel.
  7. 10. King of Persia at the time of Esther
  8. 11. Persian king who allowed Jews to return to Israel if they desired
  9. 15. ______ and tolerance were two of the attitudes Persians had towards foreigners.