Melchizedek Blesses Abram Crossword (Easy, Medium and Hard)

These free Melchizedek Blesses Abram crossword puzzles come in three levels, so every reader in your class can finish one. Every answer comes from the King James Bible (Genesis 14:17–24), 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 Melchizedek Blesses Abram Bible story page, with the maze and word search.

The Bible story

When Abram came back and God had delivered his enemies into his hand, Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine; he was "the priest of the most high God." He blessed Abram, saying, "Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth," and Abram gave him tithes of all. Then Abram told the king of Sodom he would not take "from a thread even to a shoelatchet," lest the king should say, "I have made Abram rich." Read the whole story in Genesis 14:17–24 (KJV).

Memory verse: "And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:" (Genesis 14:19, 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:

• The king of ___ went out to meet Abram. (Genesis 14:17)
• ___ king of Salem brought forth bread and wine. (Genesis 14:18)
• Melchizedek was king of ___. (Genesis 14:18)
• He was the ___ of the most high God. (Genesis 14:18)
• Melchizedek ___ Abram. (Genesis 14:19)
• "Blessed be ___ of the most high God." (Genesis 14:19)
• "I will not take from a ___ even to a shoelatchet." (Genesis 14:23)
• "Lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram ___." (Genesis 14:23)

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.