Free Bible puzzles · Old Testament
In the Beginning Puzzles
Free printable puzzles from Genesis 1 in the King James Version: a word search, word scramble, verse fill-in, criss-cross or crossword, for younger kids, older kids or adults.
Make a In the Beginning puzzle
Choose a kind of puzzle. On the next page you can pick the age: younger kids (5–7), older kids (8–11), or teens and adults. Each one prints on letter paper, with an answer page if you want it.
- Word SearchFind the hidden words from the story.
- Word ScrambleUnscramble each word, with a clue and a verse to help.
- Verse Fill-InFinish the Bible verse with the missing words.
- Criss-CrossFit the answers into the grid, crossword-style.
- CrosswordA real crossword with clues from the story, for ages 8 and up.
Free for home, church and classroom: three puzzles a day, or ten for newsletter subscribers.
“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.”
Genesis 1:1 (KJV)
Words in these puzzles
Every word comes from Genesis 1. The kids’ puzzles use the shorter, simpler words; the puzzles for adults use the whole list.
- HEAVEN
- EARTH
- VOID
- DEEP
- LIGHT
- GOOD
- DAY
- NIGHT
- FIRMAMENT
- SEAS
- GRASS
- SEED
- STARS
- WHALES
- FOWL
- CATTLE
- FISH
- IMAGE
- DOMINION
- SIXTH
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Bible Crosswords: In the Beginning from Puzzle Arbor
Sixty crosswords that follow Genesis through Deuteronomy, with the answers in the back.
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