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This is a most remarkable puzzle. It was found by a gentleman in an airplane seat pocket, on a flight from Los Angeles to
Honolulu, keeping him occupied for hours. He enjoyed it so much, he passed it on to some friends. One friend from Illinois
worked on this while fishing from his john boat. Another friend studied it while playing his banjo. Elaine Taylor, a columnist
friend, was so intrigued by it she mentioned it in her weekly newspaper column. Another friend judges the job of solving
this puzzle so involving, she brews a cup of tea to help her nerves. There will be some names that are really easy to spot.
That's a fact. Some people, however, will soon find themselves in a jam, especially since the book names are not
necessarily capitalized. Truthfully, from answers we get, we are forced to admit it usually takes a minister or a scholar to
see some of them at the worst. Research has shown that something in our genes is responsible for the difficulty we have
in seeing the books in this paragraph. During a recent fund raising event, which featured this puzzle, the Alpha Delta Phi
lemonade booth set a new record. The local paper, The Chronicle, surveyed over 200 patrons who reported that this
puzzle was one of the most difficult they had ever seen. As Daniel Humana humbly puts it, "The books are all right here in
plain view hidden from sight." Those able to find all of them will hear great lamentations from those who have to be
shown. One revelation that may help is that books like Timothy and Samuel may occur without their numbers. Also, keep
in mind, that punctuation and spaces in the middle are normal. A chipper attitude will help you compete really well against
those who claim to know the answers. Remember, there is no need for a mad exodus; there really are 30 books of the
Bible lurking somewhere in this paragraph waiting to be found. God Bless.

Answers are below. Try it first.

Bible Scavenger Hunt

Hidden around throughout the park are the things talked about in these Bible verses and stories. Fill in the blank to figure
out what you are looking for and then search the designated area in the park to find the object. Collect each object in your
bag.

1) John 15:5 – Jesus said, “I am the vine and you are the ________.

2) Genesis 8:11 – Noah sent a dove out from the ark and it returned with an olive ____ in her mouth and Noah knew the
waters of the flood were going down.

3) Matthew 14:15 – The boy shared the meal he had packed. Jesus used the five loaves and two ____ to feed the 5,000
people.

4) Exodus 8:2-3 – The second plague visited upon pharaoh and the Egyptians was _____. “So the river shall bring forth
____ abundantly.”

5) Exodus 10:4-5 – The eighth plague visited on pharaoh and his people was _______. “They shall cover the face of the
earth and they shall eat every tree which grows out of the field.”

6) Genesis 24:22 – Abraham sent his servant to find a wife for his son Isaac. “So it was when the camels had finished
drinking that the man took a golden nose ring and two _________ for her wrists and said, ‘Whose daughter are you?’”

7) Genesis 9:13 – God made a covenant with Noah never again to destroy the earth with a flood. God said, “I set my
_______ in the cloud and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth.”

8) Luke 23:44-45 – On the day that Jesus died, there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour; the ___ was
darkened.

9) Joshua 6 – God commanded Joshua and his army to march around the city of Jericho seven times on the seventh day
and the priests shall blow the _______. And the people shall shout and the city wall will fall down.

10) Genesis 6 – God told Noah to bring onto the ark two of every living thing, of the birds after their kind, of _______ after
their kind, and of every creeping thing.

11) Matthew 2:2 – Now after Jesus was born n Bethlehem, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem saying, “Where is
He who has been born King of the Jews, for we have seen his ____ in the East.

12) Genesis 3 – And the ______ said to Eve, ‘Did God really say you shouldn’t eat of every tree of the Garden?’

13) Mark 12:42 – One poor widow came and threw two ______ into the treasury. Jesus said to his disciples, “This poor
widow has put in more than all those who have given to the treasury.”

14) Luke 15:22 – In the parable of the lost son, when the son returns home the father says to his servants, “Bring out the
best robe and put it on him, and put a ____ on his hand and sandals on his feet.”

15) Exodus 3:5 – Moses saw a burning bush in the desert, but it was not consumed by the flames. God called to him
from the midst of the bush and said, “Moses, Moses!” And Moses said, “Here I am.” Then God said, “Do not draw near to
this place. Take your _______ off your feet for the place where you stand is holy ground.”

Answers:
1. branches
2. leaf
3. fish
4. frogs
5. locusts
6. bracelets
7. rainbow
8. sun
9. horn or trumpet
10. animals
11. star
12. serpent or snake
13. coins
14. ring
15. sandals

Answers to Bible Search

This is a most remarkable puzzle. It was found by a gentleman in an airplane seat pocket, on a flight from Los Angeles to
Honolulu, keeping him occupied for hours. He enjoyed it so much, he passed it on to some friends. One friend from Illinois
worked on this while fishing from his john boat. Another friend studied it while playing his banjo. Elaine Taylor, a columnist
friend, was so intrigued by it she mentioned it in her weekly newspaper column. Another friend judges the job of solving
this puzzle so involving, she brews a cup of tea to help her nerves. There will be some names that are really easy to spot.
That's a fact. Some people, however, will soon find themselves in a jam, especially since the book names are not
necessarily capitalized. Truthfully, from answers we get, we are forced to admit it usually takes a minister or a scholar to
see some of them at the worst. Research has shown that something in our genes is responsible for the difficulty we have
in seeing the books in this paragraph. During a recent fund raising event, which featured this puzzle, the Alpha Delta Phi
lemonade booth set a new record. The local paper, The Chronicle, surveyed over 200 patrons who reported that this
puzzle was one of the most difficult they had ever seen. As Daniel Humana humbly puts it, "The books are all right here in
plain view hidden from sight." Those able to find all of them will hear great lamentations from those who have to be
shown. One revelation that may help is that books like Timothy and Samuel may occur without their numbers. Also, keep
in mind, that punctuation and spaces in the middle are normal. A chipper attitude will help you compete really well against
those who claim to know the answers. Remember, there is no need for a mad exodus; there really are 30 books of the
Bible lurking somewhere in this paragraph waiting to be found. God Bless.