Use the arrow keys to move between letters. Press Enter or Space on the first letter of a word, then again on the last letter. Press Escape to cancel.
A few of the words
- NEHUSHTAN
- The bronze serpent Moses made was later given the name Nehushtan, meaning roughly 'a thing of bronze', and it was eventually destroyed by King Hezekiah in the 8th century BC after the Israelites began burning incense to it (2 Kings 18:4).Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- CRAFTY
- Genesis describes the serpent simply as 'more crafty than any other beast of the field', a single word that has fueled centuries of theological reflection on the nature of temptation.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- BRONZE
- The instruction to Moses in Numbers 21 was specific: make a fiery serpent and set it on a pole. The material, bronze, gave both a visual shimmer and, eventually, the creature's lasting name, Nehushtan.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- STAFF
- The staff is one of Moses's defining symbols throughout Exodus and Numbers, it parts the sea, draws water from rock, and, raised here, becomes the support for the serpent that heals.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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The Serpent Bible word search
The Serpent: a free large-print word search
The Serpent Bible word search, free and large-print, from the whispered temptation in Eden to the bronze snake lifted in the desert.
About The Serpent
Of all the creatures in Scripture, the serpent carries the most layered story. In the Garden of Eden it moves with a quiet craftiness, offering fruit and a question that changes everything. Centuries later, in the book of Numbers, Moses lifts a bronze serpent on a pole in the wilderness, and those who gaze upon it are healed, a moment theologians have pondered ever since.
How to play
- 1Find a word.Tap its first letter, then tap along to its last. The trail fills in and finishes itself when it spells a word. Or press the first letter and drag.
- 2Words run in straight lines.Across and down, and on the harder difficulties diagonally and backwards.
- 3It marks itself.Each word you find takes on its own soft colour on the grid and is crossed off the list.
- 4Choose a difficulty.Relaxed, Classic or Challenging set those directions and how much the word list helps, never the grid size. Tap the A buttons at the top to enlarge the letters, or pinch the grid.
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