The first letter of each of the following responses will form the name of a city beyond Jordan where many people were baptized. [1] The number in brackets indicates the number of words in the answer. (Additional clues may be found on page 160.)
1. A multitude of these was once found in a strange place, prompting the putting forth of a riddle. [1]
2. The way of one of these airborne creatures was an astonishment to an observer of many things. [1]
3. One of several creeping things that were to be reckoned unclean to the Israelites. [1]
4. A father likened one of his sons to this animal because of the giving of goodly words. [1]
5. A creature that sluggards ought well to emulate. [1]
6. An animal robbed of her whelps that is deemed less ferocious than a fool in his folly. [1]
7. A creature that stops her ear and hears not the voice of charmers. [1]
8. A creature whose natural color has become the standard for blackness. [1]
9. The mouth of this creature was opened to complain of a threefold beating. [1]
Answers to these questions will be found in the next issue of Christian Treasury.
R. Erisman