Religious references in The Handmaid’s Tale 0.0 / 5 ? English LiteratureThe Handmaid's TaleA2/A-levelAQA Created by: nainnCreated on: 23-01-21 19:41 6824931710 Across 1. A female domestic servant from the biblical story of ----- and Mary. (6) 4. A shop named after a line from Exodus 3:8 and 17, where the Land of Canaan is described as "a land flowing with ---- --- -----" (4, 3, 5) 7. King Ahab's wife, who is considered to be Israel's most accursed queen, also the name of the brothel that Offred visits with the Commander. (7) 8. One of the 3 primary Christian graces, 'And now abideth -----, hope, charity" that Offred mentions is on her pillow. (5) 9. a place in the Old Testament, where Jacob fled to, to escape his father-in-law, Laban - the name means 'heap of stones' (6) 10. 'Blessed be the -----' - Luke 1:42 (5) Down 1. "Be fruitful and --------" - Genesis 1:28, where God commands humanity to reproduce. (8) 2. 'But if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be -------' - Corinthians 11:6 (7) 3. The Commander's car that is referenced in Jeremiah 23:19 (9) 6. Someone who's body serves the patriarch/male figure in the house (8)
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