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Rated: ASR · Crossword Puzzle · Religious · #2350598

Test your knowledge of famous and less well-known people of God's Word...

A mix of Old and New Testament characters. I tried to use lesser known clues for well-known people. Have fun!
Across:
 3 Ordered the death of Christ, but is rumored to have repented, converted and become a leader in the early church
 5 This lady did what the warriors were afraid to do: kill the enemy leader. She judged Israel
 7 Wept and warned of impending doom, unheeded. Wrote two OT books, taught us how to grieve
 13 A lady who prayed for a son, received one, and joyfully gave him back to the Lord to be a priest and prophet leader
 14 The uncle/father figure for a brave young woman who saved her people by pleading for them at the king's throne
 17 The last living Apostle, who wrote Revelation while exiled on a desert island
 19 A lady deacon who played an important role in the early church, much praised by Paul
 20 A reformed killer of Christians, who contributed a large portion of the NT and shaped Christianity into what it is today
 21 His biggest sin was doubting God, losing his temper and cracking a rock
 22 Sinned fantastically by offering the people of Israel false golden idols while his brother was away
Down:
 1 Paul's protege, a young man raised in the faith by his grandmother
 2 “Upon this rock I will build my church… Get thee behind me, Satan!”
 4 He ate the fruit. We suffer the consequences. Go figure...
 6 Held a grudge against God for rescuing a sinful city after it repented. Object lesson: a shade tree that died
 8 Walked with God for an unbelievable length of years, “and then was not, for God took him.”
 9 She picked the fruit. We suffer the consequences. Go figure...
 10 Declared “let justice roll down like waters, righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.”
 11 A Jewish tax collector, who wrote a Gospel to help the Jews believe in Christ
 12 A hardworking man of faith known as “The Encourager.”
 15 Danced foolishly in the streets when the Ark of the Covenant was returned to its rightful place
 16 Several puppet rulers of Judea went by this family name. The most famous one tried to hunt down the newborn Christ
 17 “Who do you say that I am?”
 18 He came to visit Jesus under cover of darkness, afraid of what his fellow Pharisees would do
 21 The most common lady's name in the NT
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