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(by Mary G)
Lent is the period from Ash Wednesday to easter Sunday when the Church remembers the 40 days which Jesus spent in the wilderness. The number 40 frequently appears in the Bible (Ref. NIV), as you will see from the clues to this crossword.
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3. He took to his boat when it rained for 40 days and nights (Genesis 7)
5. This leader of Israel had 40 sons and 30 grandsons (Judges 12:13-14)
8. This son of Isaac was 40 when he married Judith (Genesis 26:34)
10. The Lord made the land of this country desolate for 40 years (Ezekiel 29:12)
11. These people wandered in the desert for 40 years (Numbers 32:13)
12. He stayed on Mount Sinai for 40 days (Exodus 24:18)
1. This Philistine came forward every day for 40 days looking for a fight (1 Samuel 17:8-16)
2. Eaten by the Israelites while in the desert for 40 years (Exodus 16:35)
4. Elijah travelled 40 days and nights until he reached ____ (1 Kings 19:8)
6. Jonah proclaimed "40 days more and ____ will be overturned". (Jonah 3:4)
7. This son of Abraham was 40 when he married Rebekah (Genesis 25:20)
9. He was in the desert 40 days being tempted by the devil (Luke 4:1-2)