Herald

[dave1948]

16a Little girl and boy Jesus left here to go to Jerusalem (8)
?E?H?A?E

9a ....one of these number involved a bit of a banger (6)
?A?N?N

4d Desert place after hitting rock and water ran out (6)
?A?S?H

[bookbinder]

9 cannon

[Tilly2]

9a cannon

[dave1948]

Thank you Bookbinder. Please explain why

[Captain2]

16a Could it be (liitle girl) = BETH + PAGE (boy) as an alternative spelling of the usual 'Bethphage'?

[bookbinder]

The letters that you have, plus 'a bit of a banger', suggested 'cannon'.

[Mamyalynne]

Yes Cap'n

The name Bethpage comes from the Quaker Thomas Powell, who named the area after the Biblical town Bethphage, which was between Jericho and Jerusalem in the Holy Land.

[dave1948]

Thank you Captain Looks good to me I had beth but couldn't find anything to fit

[Tilly2]

Canon, piece of music + N from number + cannon, a bit of a banger

[dave1948]

Thank you Mamyalynne and an excellent explanation. Any ideas on 4d ?

[Mamyalynne]

4 Could be - Massah

Referring to where Moses struck the rock of Hereb and water spewed out.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massah

[dave1948]

Thank you Mamyalynne My wife came up with a similar suggestion. So clearly great minds...

[Captain2]

Nice one Mamya (I'd only got as far as the Desert of Sin)

[Captain2]

Exodus 17:7

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+17

[dave1948]

Thank you Captain 2. I wish I had got as far as the desert of sin as it sounds worth a visit!

[Captain2]

.... and there was me thinking you were a solid left footer Dave ;0)))

[dave1948]

Left footer yes (when playing football) On the look out for sin but sadly both the flesh and everything else has seen better days!