Biblical Crossword Clues

We each do about one crossword puzzle a day and noticed that Biblical clues are fairly common, so we started keeping track.  

STATS

1.      We started tracking clues on June 15, 2021.  In the 198 days since then, 91 puzzles have had at least one Biblical clue (approximately 45% of all puzzles we've done)

2.     Most common clue/answer: Son of Seth/Enos (11)

3.     Most common answers (these had multiple clues): Eden (10), Eve (6), Cain (6), Ark (6), Seder (5)

CLUES (answers are below the pictures)

PLAYS ON WORDS / COLLOQUIALISMS

1.  Hoary

2.  Genesis weaponry?

3. Genesis actor?

4. Genesis military force?

5. Genesis agricultural product?

BOOKS

6. Book after Deuteronomy (2)

7. Book before Esth.

8. Book after Joel

9. Book after Job

10. Book before Daniel: abbr.

11. Book after Nehemiah (2)

12. Book between Gal. and Phil.

PLACE

13. Cacophonous tower OR (separate clue) Tower of ___

14. Ancient city north of Jerusale

15. Mount from which Moses viewed the Promised Land

16. Biblical country

17. Genesis garden (3) OR (separate clue) Land west of Nod OR (separate clue) First place OR (separate clue) Perfect place (3) OR (separate clue) Utopia OR (separate clue) Adam and Eve locale

18. Pharaoh's land

19. Genesis mountain (2)

PEOPLE

20. Flood survivor OR (separate clue) Ark builder

21. Jacob's twin OR (separate clue) Birthright seller (3)

22. Son of Seth (11) OR Grandson of Adam

23. His wife took a turn for the wors

24. Exodus priest

25. Eden resident (2) OR (separate clue) Garden of Eden man OR (separate clue) First of all

26. Jacob's first wife (2) OR (separate clue) Rachel's sister, in the Bible

27. Methuselah's father

28. Samuel's teacher

29. Genesis son (4) OR (separate clue) Genesis murderer OR (separate clue) Brother in “Am I my brother’s keeper?”

30. First lady (2) OR (separate clue) Genesis lady OR (separate clue) Second person OR (separate clue) Woman in a garden OR (separate clue) Adam's madam

31. Genesis brother OR Brother of Cain OR The third man

32. Friend of Job

33. Coat of many colors wearer

OTHER

34. David's instrument

35. Jewish dinner OR (separate clue) Passover meal (3) OR (separate clue) Exodus commemoration 

36. Psalms word

37. Hebrew for "contender with God"

38. Like Job

39. False god (3)

40. Biblical vessel (3) OR (separate clue) It was made of gopher wood OR (separate clue) Boats like Noah’s OR (separate

clue) Place where Torah scrolls are kept

41. Synagogue scroll OR (separate clue) Jewish text OR (separate clue) It starts with Genesis

42. Month after Shevat

43. Food from heaven

44. Biblical hymn

45. Observe Yom Kippur

46. ___ Kippur

47. Groups entering Noah’s ark

48. Struck down, in the Bible

49. Coming-of-age event

50. Hebrew dry measure

51. Sire, biblically

PICTURES - just a few special puzzles (multiple Biblical clues, especially clever clues, etc.)

ANSWERS

PLAYS ON WORDS/COLLOQUIALISMS

1. Old As Methuselah

2. Adam Bombs

3. Eve Montand

4. Abel Seamen

5. Cain Sugar

BOOKS

6. Joshua

7. Neh.

8. Amos

9. Psalms

10. Ezek

11. Esther

12. Eph

PLACES

13. Babel

14. Bethel

15. Nebo

16. Edom

17. Eden

18. Egypt

19. Ararat

PEOPLE

20. Noah

21. Esau

22. Enos

23. Lot

24. Aaron

25. Adam

26. Leah

27. Enoch

28. Eli

29. Cain

30. Eve

31. Abe

32. Elihu

33. Joseph

OTHER

34. Harp

35. Seder

36. Selah

37. Israel

38. Patient

39. Baal

40. Ark

41. Torah

42. Adar 

43. Manna

44. Canticle

45. Atone

46. Yom

47. Pairs

48. Smote

49. Bar Mitzvah

50. Ephah

51. Beget