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Across 3. The sons of Jacob and their descendants (2 Words) 5. A story connected in some way to historical figures, events or places 7. The "fathers of faith", male elders, or leaders in the book of Genesis: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Jospeh. 8. The younger twin of Issac and Rebekah. His name was later changed to Israel. 11. The individual or scholar who applies biblical exegesis 12. The son of Sarah and Abraham who was almost sacrificed by his father. 14. when exegetes seek to understand scripture as a work of literature by considering the literary form utilized in the text and how those are used to convey the deeper meaning of the text (2 Words) 15. Jacob's older twin that traded his birthright blessing for a bowl of soup. 16. The first name for the Chosen People, the descendants of Abraham, in the Old Testament. 18. Jacob's favorite, beloved wife and mother of Jospeh and Benjamin. 19. The patriarch of monotheism and the first man God made a covenant with. 20. Jacob's favorite son who had the gift of interpreting dreams and did so for Pharaoh.

Down 1. The critical explanation of a biblical text (2 Words) 2. The line of descents traced continuously from an ancestor; often called a family tree 4. Jacob's first wife whom he did not love and was tricked into marrying by her father. 6. The son of Hagar and Abraham. He is the patriarch of Islam. 9. Isaac's wife who tricked him into giving the birthright blessing to the wrong son (her favorite son Jacob). 10. The female counterparts to the patriarchs - the "mothers of faith": Sarah, Hagar, Rebekah, Leah, and Rachel 12. The terms which refers to the descendants of Jacob 13. The surrogate wife of Abraham, handmaid to Sarah, and mother of Ishmael. 17. Abarahm's wife who gave birth to their son Isaac at an old age. Her jealousy caused her to ask Abraham to banish her handmaid.