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Ezra crossword

12 clues from the book of Ezra. Check your answers as you go, or print it out for your group.

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Across

  1. 4 King who sent Ezra with a letter (10)
  2. 7 King of Persia who let the exiles go home (5)
  3. 8 King who searched the records and found the decree (6)
  4. 9 Prophet who worked alongside Haggai (9)
  5. 11 City where the house of God was rebuilt (9)

Down

  1. 1 Priest who built the altar with Zerubbabel (6)
  2. 2 Leader who helped rebuild the altar (10)
  3. 3 Laid for the temple while the people shouted (10)
  4. 4 Built first so burnt offerings could be made (5)
  5. 5 Empire whose king made the decree to rebuild (6)
  6. 6 Priests sounded these at the new beginning (8)
  7. 10 Prophet who urged the people to keep building (6)

Answers

4 across: King who sent Ezra with a letter

Answer: ARTAXERXES — Ezra 7:1

7 across: King of Persia who let the exiles go home

Answer: CYRUS — Ezra 1:1

8 across: King who searched the records and found the decree

Answer: DARIUS — Ezra 6:1

9 across: Prophet who worked alongside Haggai

Answer: ZECHARIAH — Ezra 5:1

11 across: City where the house of God was rebuilt

Answer: JERUSALEM — Ezra 1:3

1 down: Priest who built the altar with Zerubbabel

Answer: JESHUA — Ezra 3:2

2 down: Leader who helped rebuild the altar

Answer: ZERUBBABEL — Ezra 3:2

3 down: Laid for the temple while the people shouted

Answer: FOUNDATION — Ezra 3:10

4 down: Built first so burnt offerings could be made

Answer: ALTAR — Ezra 3:2

5 down: Empire whose king made the decree to rebuild

Answer: PERSIA — Ezra 1:1

6 down: Priests sounded these at the new beginning

Answer: TRUMPETS — Ezra 3:10

10 down: Prophet who urged the people to keep building

Answer: HAGGAI — Ezra 5:1