Question

a jacob puzzle
complete the puzzle using the clues below.
across

1. jacob wanted to receive this from his father
2. after years with his mothers brother, jacob returned to this land
3. jacobs favored wife
4. jacobs name, after it was changed by god
5. the brother whose birthright jacob stole

down

1. the brother of jacobs mother
2. the name given to the first leaders of gods chosen people
3. jacobs mother
4. jacobs father
5. jacobs first wife (the one he was tricked into marrying)

Explanation:

All answers are based on the biblical story of Jacob from the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament.

1. (Across 1) Jacob deceived his father Isaac to get his family blessing.
2. (Across 5) Jacob fled to Laban's land and later returned to Canaan.
3. (Across 6) Rachel was Jacob's favorite wife, whom he worked 7 years to marry.
4. (Across 7) God renamed Jacob to Israel after their all-night struggle.
5. (Across 9) Jacob stole the birthright from his older twin brother Esau.
6. (Down 2) Jacob's mother was Rebekah; her brother was Laban.
7. (Down 3) The first leaders of God's chosen people were called Patriarchs.
8. (Down 4) Jacob's mother was Rebekah.
9. (Down 7) Jacob's father was Isaac.
10. (Down 8) Laban tricked Jacob into marrying Leah first, before Rachel.

Answer:

Across:

1. BLESSING
2. CANAAN
3. RACHEL
4. ISRAEL
5. ESAU

Down:

1. LABAN
2. PATRIARCHS
3. REBEKAH
4. ISAAC
5. LEAH

Filled grid correction notes:

• Across 1: $\boldsymbol{BLESSING}$ (correcting the misspelled letters)
• Across 5: $\boldsymbol{CANAAN}$ (correcting the misspelled letters)
• Across 7: $\boldsymbol{ISRAEL}$ (correcting the misspelled first letter)
• Across 9: $\boldsymbol{ESAU}$ (correcting the misspelled letters)
• Down 2: $\boldsymbol{LABAN}$ (correcting the misspelled letters)
• Down 3: $\boldsymbol{PATRIARCHS}$ (matching the grid length)
• Down 4: $\boldsymbol{REBEKAH}$ (correcting the misspelled letters)
• Down 7: $\boldsymbol{ISAAC}$ (correcting the misspelled letters)
• Down 8: $\boldsymbol{LEAH}$ (correcting the misspelled letters)