### Clue: Ruler from east, in main Bible parts, depicted in crown (9)
### Answer: POTENTATE 
 ### Explanation: Ruler from east, in main Bible parts, depicted in crown (9)
**E**(ast) *in* **OT** and **NT** ("main Bible parts") *depicted in* **PATE** ("crown"), so **P(OT(E)NT)ATE