
Across
2. This man worked seven years to be tricked into marrying the ‘eyes of no lustre’ sister of the girl he loved.
5. He met his wife in a field (of dreams).
6. At Jehovah’s command, this man married a "woman of prostitution" to serve as a living illustration of Israel’s spiritual adultery.
8. On two separate occasions, this woman was taken into a royal household after her husband claimed she was his sister.
10. Caleb’s daughter was given in marriage to this man, who captured Kiriath-sepher and became the first of the recorded judges.
11. Their sons were called “Boanerges”.
13. She bore a son whose name meant "Hurry, O Spoil! He Has Made Haste to the Plunder".
14. While this Kenite husband was at peace with King Jabin, his wife, famously, used a tent pin to finish off Sisera.
15. Each year, this man went to Shiloh with his wives; the one he loved was childless until she made a solemn vow to Jehovah.
19. This Israelite married a woman from Jericho.
20. He was the prime minister of Egypt, and she was the daughter of an Egyptian priest.
22. This Persian monarch sounds like he is annoyed with his exes.
23. He was the husband of the woman who judged Israel from under a palm tree.
25. The wife of Herod Antipas’ steward, who, along with others, ministered to Jesus and his disciples.
Down
1. This wicked king of Israel married a Sidonian princess who promoted Baal worship and persecuted Jehovah’s prophets.
2. This alliance between Judah and Israel saw the son of Jehoshaphat marry the daughter of Ahab, who later attempted to annihilate the entire royal offspring.
3. She was "discerning and beautiful," but her "senseless" husband’s name literally meant "churlish" or "stupid".
4. Her husband killed her husband to marry her.
7. These Levite parents were hired to care for their own child.
9. Their marriage was saved by a dream (and we are all eternally grateful).
11. Both were of the priestly line of Aaron and "righteous before God," though they remained childless.
12. While he plotted the genocide of the Jews, his wife advised him to build a stake fifty cubits high for his rival.
16. This Jewish couple from Pontus was forced to leave Rome by Claudius’ decree and later "risked their own necks" for an apostle.
17. This couple consisted of Abraham’s brother and the daughter of Haran; they were Rebekah's grandparents
18. A servant found this bride at a well; she later covered herself with a headscarf upon meeting her husband
21. Queen in 12-Down’s court
24. The first man recorded in the Bible to have two wives