Christmas crossword answers
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Across:
7. A rite for which Mary and Joseph went to the temple 33 days after Jesus’ birth (Leviticus 12): Purification
8. Boaz’s wife: Ruth
10. Gold, frankincense and myrrh
14. Joseph and Mary’s hometown: Nazareth
15. His kingdom will never end: Jesus
16. The usual sacrifice that poor people could replace with two doves or young pigeons: Lamb
17. The Lord took away her disgrace: Elizabeth
19. “A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning”
20. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel: Simeon
21. “Out of Egypt I called my son”
22. The town of David: Bethlehem
Down:
1. He stands in the presence of God: Gabriel
2. The eighth day, when it was time to circumcise the child
3. An old woman who never left the temple: Anna
4. He will go on before the Lord, in the spirit and power of Elijah: John
5. King of Judea: Herod
6. The governor of Syria when the first census took place: Quirinius
8. “Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted”
9. He issued a decree that a census should be taken (two words): Caesar Augustus
11. He was visited by an angel three times: Joseph
12. Men from the East: Magi
13. Boaz’s mother: Rahab
18. “God with us”: Immanuel