The first letter of each of the following responses will form the word describing some-thing an Israelite did not want to mar.
1. What was the sad commentary of one coming home empty after a sojourn in a strange land?
2. What was the real name of the person who wanted to be called the equivalent of "bitter"?
3. What did a gleaner find on the ground because of the kindness of her benefactor?
4. What measure describes how much barley a barley gleaner gleaned on her first day of gleaning?
5. Who said "Entreat me not to leave thee"?
6. What answer was given when at midnight a mighty man was afraid and said "Who art thou?”
7. With what words did this mighty man greet his workers at the start of a new day?
8. Who was the great-grandfather of Boaz?
9. What relationship did a never-to-be grandmother have to her daughter-in-law’s child?
10. What was the custom of presenting one's shoe at the end of some transaction meant to do?
11. What name was commonly applied to those who lived in Bethlehem-Judah? Answers to these questions will be found in the next issue of Christian Treasury.
R. Erisman