A few of the words
- BETHLEHEM
- Bethlehem, in the hill country of Judea, was known as the City of David — the ancestral town to which Joseph traveled for the Roman census described in the Gospel of Luke.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- MAGI
- The word 'magi' comes from the same ancient Persian root that gives us 'magic' — these learned travelers from the East were likely astronomers or court scholars who read meaning in the movements of the stars.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- MYRRH
- Myrrh, a bittersweet resin from thorny Commiphora trees, was among the most precious trade goods of the ancient Near East — carried along the same spice routes the magi would have traveled.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- SWADDLING
- The Gospel of Luke specifically mentions that the infant was wrapped in swaddling clothes — strips of cloth used throughout the ancient world to keep a newborn warm and secure.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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The Christmas Story — a free, large-print word search set in the candlelit stable of Bethlehem, where shepherds, magi, and angels gather.
About Faith & Inspiration
On a cold night in Bethlehem, a young couple from Nazareth found shelter where they could — and in that humble stable, among the quiet breathing of animals, the child was laid in a manger wrapped in swaddling cloth. Shepherds came running from the hillsides, still trembling from the angels' song that had split the night sky open with light. From distant lands, the magi followed a singular star, carrying gifts of gold, incense, and myrrh to the place where the infant lay.
How to play
- 1Find a word from the list.Press the first letter and drag to the last — across, down or diagonally, forwards or back. Or tap the first letter, then the last.
- 2It stays marked.Found words get a soft teal line through them, on the grid and in the list.
- 3Make it comfortable.Use the A / A+ / A++ size control any time, or pinch the grid for a closer look.
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