80 Bible
Puzzles
Tony Spiller
Contents
Crosswords........................................................................... 8–79
Word Searches.................................................................... 80–89
Magic Squares................................................................... 90–101
The Way of the Cross...................................................... 102–103
Spiral Puzzle................................................................... 104–105
Fill-in Puzzles.................................................................. 106–115
Multiple Choice.............................................................. 116–123
Mazes............................................................................. 124–137
Solutions........................................................................ 138–173
3 Bible Crossword
ACROSS
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13
15
18
19
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13
15
16
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25
27
28
29
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This bird likes to nest in fir trees (Psalm 104:17) (5)
Near where John was baptising at Aenon (John 3:23) (5)
Deborah’s calling (Genesis 35:8) (5)
District to which the king of Assyria exiled the Israelites
(2 Kings 17:6) (5)
This king’s wife murdered the prophets (1 Kings 18:4) (7)
Barak came down this mountain with 10,000 men (Judges 4:14) (5)
A plant, the Welsh emblem (plural) (Numbers 11:5) (5)
Fifth son of David, born in Jerusalem (2 Samuel 5:15) (5)
Father of one of Moses’ spies (Numbers 13:10) (4)
Brother of Naam and Iru (1 Chronicles 4:15) (4)
Third son of Eliphaz (Genesis 36:11) (5)
Nicodemus brought this plant mixed with myrrh (John 19:39) (5)
He went up the mountain with Moses (Exodus 24:1) (5)
A large spotted cat (Daniel 7:6) (7)
First son of Shemida (1 Chronicles 7:19) (5)
King of the Amorites (Numbers 21:34) (5)
Father of Micaiah, the prophet whom King Ahab hated
(1 Kings 22:8) (5)
Husband of Abigail (1 Samuel 25:14) (5)
DOWN
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19
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Father of Rufus who helped to carry the cross (Mark 15:21) (5)
Caleb’s brother (Joshua 15:17) (5)
Son of Hezron (1 Chronicles 2:21) (5)
Brother of Martha and Mary (John 11:1) (7)
What Nicodemus called Jesus (John 3:2) (5)
Mother of Ithream (2 Samuel 3:5) (5)
She met Barak while he was looking for Sisera (Judges 4:22) (4)
A yellow gemstone, a silicate of aluminium (Exodus 39:10) (5)
12
3
11 Town near Joppa (Acts 9:38) (5)
12 One who stayed behind when Paul went to the coast (Acts 17:14)
(5)
14 A sea monster (Isaiah 51:9) (5)
17 Son of Ephod and leader of the tribe of Manasseh
(Numbers 34:23) (7)
18 A precious metal (Deuteronomy 17:17) (4)
20 A body part (they tend to sweat) (Isaiah 49:16) (5)
21 A camping place used after the plague of serpents
(Numbers 21:10) (5)
24 Daughter of Jacob (Genesis 34:1) (5)
26 Where John was baptising (John 3:23) (5)
27 Father of Maasai, a priest in Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 9:12) (5)
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37 Bible Word Search
David’s Warriors
Below is a list of David’s warriors (from 2 Samuel 23:18–39). Find
their names in the grid.
ABIALBON
ABIEZER
AHIAM
ASAHEL
AZMAVETH
BANI
BENAIAH
ELHANAN
ELIAHBA
ELIAM
ELIKA
HELEB
HELEZ
HEZRO
HIDDAI
IGAL
IRA
ITTAI
JONATHAN
MAHARAI
MEBUNNAI
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PAARAI
SHAMMAH
URIAH
ZALMON
ZELEK
47 Magic Square
Mountains
Match the names of the mountains (A–P) with the correct Bible
references (1–16). Then complete the magic square by writing in
the number that corresponds with each letter. When the square is
completed correctly, all the columns, rows and diagonals will add up
to the same number.
A. MORIAH
E. NEBO
I. PERAZIM
M.SHEPHER
B. EPHRAIM
F. ZEMARAIM
J. GAASH
N. ARARAT
1. Judges 4:12
2. Joshua 24:30
3. 2 Chronicles 13:4
4. Deuteronomy 3:8
5. 1 Kings 18:19
6. Deuteronomy 32:49
C. TABOR
G. ZALMON
K. HOR
O. HERMON
D.GILBOA
H.BAALAH
L.GERIZIM
P. CARMEL
17. Isaiah 28:21
13. Jeremiah 4:15
18. 1 Chronicles 10:1
14. Numbers 20:22
19. Numbers 33:24
15. Judges 9:48
10. Joshua 15:11
16. Genesis 8:4
11. Deuteronomy 11:29
12. 2 Chronicles 3:1
A=
B=
C=
D=
E=
F=
G=
H=
I=
J=
K=
L=
M=
N=
O=
P=
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65 Bible Fill-in Puzzle
Solomon’s officials
Below is a list of some of the people appointed by King Solomon to
be his officials. Place the names in the correct places to complete the
crossword. All the answers come from 1 Kings 4.
5-letter words
BAANA
GEBER
ZABUD
ZADOK
6-letter words
AHIJAH
BENHUR
SHIMEI
7-letter words
AHIMAAZ
AHISHAR
AZARIAH
BENAIAH
8-letter words
ABIATHAR
ADONIRAM
AHINADAB
BENDEKER
BENHESED
9-letter word
ELIHOREPH
11-letter word
BENABINADAB
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66 Multiple Choice
Birds and animals
Underline the answer that matches the Bible reference.
11. Deut. 14:18
B. Heron
C. Horse
D. Goat
12. 1 Sam. 17:37 A. Ape
A. Ewe
B. Mule
C. Bear
D. Cow
13. Matt. 10:29
A. Sparrow
B. Goat
C. Mule
D. Vulture
14. Prov. 30:28
A. Heron
B. Horse
C. Cormorant D. Lizard
15. Gen. 24:64
A. Lion
B. Eagle
C. Camel
D. Ewe
16. 1 Kgs. 10:22 A. Ape
B. Bear
C. Heron
D. Eagle
17. Ps. 32:9
A. Camel
B. Eagle
C. Goat
D. Mule
18. Ps. 84:3
A. Camel
B. Vulture
C. Swallow
D. Goat
19. Lev. 11:13
A. Vulture
B. Horse
C. Goat
D. Bear
10. 1 Sam. 17:34 A. Eagle
B. Lion
C. Camel
D. Goat
11. Ex. 15:1
A. Ewe
B. Cow
C. Vulture
D. Horse
12. Num. 6:14
A. Horse
B. Ewe
C. Goat
D. Eagle
13. Ezek. 4:15
A. Cow
B. Cormorant C. Bear
D. Eagle
14. Rev. 4:7
A. Ewe
B. Eagle
C. Mule
D. Cow
15. Deut. 14:17
A. Cormorant B. Bear
C. Lion
D. Heron
16. Lev. 1:10
A. Horse
C. Sparrow
D. Goat
B. Ape
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80 Bible Maze
Rivers and valleys
Cross the rivers and valleys of the Holy Land on your way through
the maze. Answer the clues to find the names of the rivers or valleys,
starting with ‘E’ on the top line and finishing with ‘N’ on the bottom
line. You can move left, right, up and down but not diagonally.
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16
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18
19
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12
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14
15
16
17
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The river that Pharaoh Neco travelled up (2 Kings 23:29)
A valley (Isaiah 22:5)
A river seen in Daniel’s vision (Daniel 8:2)
The second river that flows round the country of Cush
(Genesis 2:13)
A river to which the exiles were sent by King Pul
(1 Chronicles 5:26)
A valley whose name was Ben-Hinnom (Jeremiah 19:6)
‘BAN NOEL’ and change him into a valley (Joshua 11:17)
Jehoshaphat assembled his troops in this valley after his battle
with Edom (2 Chronicles 20:26)
People living in this valley had iron chariots (Joshua 17:16)
Naaman believed this river to be better than any river in Israel
(2 Kings 5:12)
A valley (Isaiah 28:21)
A river of Gozan (2 Kings 17:6)
A valley (Joshua 19:14)
A valley where the Philistines were defeated by David
(1 Chronicles 11:15)
Turn ‘OHM INN’ into this valley (Joshua 18:16)
This river dried up (Jeremiah 48:34)
Reform ‘VANE’ to give the name of this valley (Amos 1:5)
The valley to which Jacob sent Joseph (Genesis 37:14)
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