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Elijah and the Widow of Zarephath Crossword for Kids

Free printable Elijah and the Widow of Zarephath crossword in three levels, from easy with a word box to hard with Bible look-ups. Answer keys included.

Grades K–5 · Medium

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Ages: Early Elementary (K–2), Upper Elementary (3–5)
Difficulty: Medium
Time: 10–20 minutes
Scripture: 1 Kings 17:8–24
Bible story: Elijah and the Widow of Zarephath

These free Elijah and the Widow of Zarephath crossword puzzles come in three levels, so every reader in your class can finish one. Every answer comes from the King James Bible (1 Kings 17:8–24), and each level downloads with or without an answer key.

Easy (ages 5–7): short answers, simple clues and a word box to pick from.
Medium (grades K–2): more words and no word box.
Hard (grades 3–5): kids look up each verse in their Bible to find the answer.

Use them after the Elijah and the Widow of Zarephath Sunday school lesson, with the maze and word search.

The Bible story

The LORD sent Elijah to Zarephath, where a widow woman had only "an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse." Elijah told her, "Fear not," she made him a little cake first, and "the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail." When her son fell sick and "there was no breath left in him," Elijah carried him up into a loft and cried unto the LORD, and "the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived." The woman said, "the word of the LORD in thy mouth is truth." Read the whole story in 1 Kings 17:8–24 (KJV).

Memory verse: "And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in thy mouth is truth." (1 Kings 17:24, KJV). It is printed on every level.

The clues

The easy crossword has 6 answers and a word box to pick from. The medium crossword has 8 clues like these:

"Arise, get thee to ___." (1 Kings 17:9)
"I have commanded a ___ woman there to sustain thee." (1 Kings 17:9)
The widow woman was there gathering of ___. (1 Kings 17:10)
"The ___ of meal shall not waste." (1 Kings 17:14)
"Neither shall the ___ of oil fail." (1 Kings 17:14)
She went and did according to the saying of ___. (1 Kings 17:15)
The soul of the child came into him again, and he ___. (1 Kings 17:22)
Elijah said, "See, thy son ___." (1 Kings 17:23)

The hard crossword has 11 clues, each with its verse printed after it, so kids find the answers in their own Bible.

Answer keys

Each level downloads two ways: the puzzle on its own, or with a second page that shows the answer (the filled grid with each answer's verse). Print the key for helpers, or let kids check their own work.

Frequently asked questions

What ages are these Elijah and the Widow of Zarephath crosswords for?

The easy crossword (with a word box) is for ages 5–7, the medium one for kindergarten to 2nd grade readers, and the hard one for 3rd to 5th grade. Each level downloads with or without an answer key.

Are the answers from the Bible?

Yes. Every answer comes from the King James Bible, and the answer key gives the verse for each one.

Are these crosswords free?

Yes. Print as many as you need for your church, school or home. Please don't resell them.

What Bible verses are in the Elijah and the Widow of Zarephath crossword?

Every clue comes from 1 Kings 17:8–24 (KJV), and the answer key gives the verse for each answer. The hard level prints the verse after every clue so kids can look it up.