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150 Famous Bible Stories



Bible stories are the world's most popular stories. Characters and events from the Bible are used by many people to illustrate what is currently happening in their own world. Poets and writers have referred to Bible stories for hundreds of years. Even Hollywood has incorporated these stories in many of their films. Much can be learned about both people and God from reading these stories.

Here is a list of 150 of the most famous Bible stories and they can all be found in your Bible. There are many other great stories to be found in the Bible, so when you have completed reading all that are on this list, be sure to look for others. Enjoy & God Bless!




84 Stories from The Old Testament

  • From the Beginning:
  • The BeginningGenesis 1:1 - 2:3
    Adam and EveGenesis 2:15 - 3:24
    Cain and AbelGenesis 4:1 - 4:16
    The FloodGenesis 6:9 - 9:17
    The Tower of BabelGenesis 11:1 - 11:9

  • Stories of the Patriarchs:
  • God's Covenant with AbramGenesis 12:1-9; 17:1-8
    The Three VisitorsGenesis 18:1 - 18:15
    Sodom and Gomorrah DestroyedGenesis 19:15 - 19:29
    Hagar and Ishmael Sent AwayGenesis 21:8 - 21:21
    Abraham TestedGenesis 22:1 - 22:19
    Isaac and RebekahGenesis 24
    Jacob and EsauGenesis 25:19 - 25:34
    Jacob Gets Isaac's BlessingGenesis 27:1 - 27:40
    Jacobs Dream at BethelGenesis 28:10 - 28:22
    Jacob Marries Leah and RachelGenesis 29:14 - 29:30
    Joseph and His BrothersGenesis 37
    The Cupbearer and the BakerGenesis 40
    Pharaoh's DreamsGenesis 41
    Joseph's Brothers Go to EgyptGenesis 42 - 45

  • Deliverance From Egypt:
  • The Birth of MosesExodus 1:8 - 2:10
    Moses and the Burning BushExodus 3:1 - 3:15
    The Ten PlaguesExodus 7:6 - 11:10
    The PassoverExodus 12
    Crossing the Red SeaExodus 13:17 - 14:31

  • In The Wilderness:
  • The Water in the WildernessExodus 15:22-27, 17:1-7
    Manna and QuailExodus 16
    Moses at Mount SinaiExodus 19:1 - 20:21
    The Golden CalfExodus 32
    The TabernacleExodus 40
    Exploring CanaanNumbers 13:1 - 14:12
    Balaam's DonkeyNumbers 22:21 - 22:38
    Joshua to Succeed MosesDeuteronomy 31:1 - 31:8
    The Death of MosesDeuteronomy 34

  • Into the Promised Land:
  • Crossing the JordanJoshua 3
    The Fall of JerichoJoshua 5:13 - 6:27
    DeborahJudges 4 - 5
    Gideon Tests GodJudges 6
    Gideon Defeats the MidianitesJudges 7
    Samson and DelilahJudges 16
    Naomi and RuthRuth 1 - 4
    The Lord Calls Samuel1 Samuel 3
    Israel Asks for a King1 Samuel 8

  • Kings of Israel:
  • Samuel Anoints Saul1 Samuel 9 - 10
    Samuel Anoints David1 Samuel 16:1 - 16:13
    David and Saul's Service1 Samuel 16:14 - 16:23
    David and Goliath1 Samuel 17
    Saul Tries to Kill David1 Samuel 19
    David Spares Saul's Life1 Samuel 24, 1 Samuel 26
    Saul and the Witch of Endor1 Samuel 28:4 - 28:25
    David Becomes King Over Israel2 Samuel 5:1 - 5:12
    David and Bathsheba2 Samuel 11
    Nathan Rebukes David2 Samuel 12:1 - 12:15
    Absalom's Death2 Samuel 18
    David Makes Solomon King1 Kings 1:11 - 1:40
    A Wise Ruling1 Kings 3:16 - 3:28
    Solomon Builds a Temple1 Kings 6
    The Queen of Sheba Visits Solomon1 Kings 10:1 - 10:13
    Israel Rebels Against Rehoboam1 Kings 12:1 - 12:24

  • Elijah and Elisha:
  • Elijah Fed by Ravens1 Kings 17:1 - 17:6
    The Widow of Zarephath1 Kings 17:7 - 17:24
    Elijah on Mount Carmel1 Kings 18:16 - 18:46
    The Lord Appears to Elijah1 Kings 19
    Naboth's Vineyard1 Kings 21
    Ahab Killed at Ramoth Gilead1 Kings 22:29 - 22:40
    Elijah Taken Up to Heaven2 Kings 2:1 - 2:12
    Elisha's Miracles2 Kings 2:13 - 2:25
    Naaman Healed of Leprosy2 Kings 5

  • Troubled Years:
  • Jehu Anointed King of Israel2 Kings 9
    A Seven Year Old King2 Kings 11
    The Book of the Law Found2 Kings 22:1 - 23:3
    Isaiah's CommissionIsaiah 6:1 - 6:8
    Isaiah's ProphecyIsaiah 53
    Jehoiakim Burns Jeremiah's ScrollJeremiah 36
    Jeremiah Thrown Into a CisternJeremiah 38:1 - 38:13
    Jonah and the Great FishJonah 1 - 4

  • Babylonian Exile and After:
  • The Valley of Dry BonesEzekiel 37:1 - 37:14
    Nebuchadnezzar's DreamDaniel 2
    The Image of Gold & the Fiery FurnaceDaniel 3
    The Writing on the WallDaniel 5
    Daniel in the Den of LionsDaniel 6
    Rebuilding the TempleEzra 3:7 - 3:13
    Nehemiah Returns to JerusaiemNehemiah 2:1 - 2:18
    Esther Saves Her PeopleEsther 2:5-18, 3:12-5:8, 7:1-10
    Trials and Blessings of JobJob 1, 2, 42



    66 Stories from The New Testament

  • Jesus' Life:
  • The Birth of Jesus ForetoldLuke 1:26 - 1:38
    The Birth of JesusLuke 2:1 - 2:7
    The Shepherds and the AngelsLuke 2:8 - 2:20
    The Visit of the MagiMatthew 2:1 - 2:12
    Jesus Presented to the TempleLuke 2:22 - 2:40
    The Escape to EgyptMatthew 2:13 - 2:23
    The Boy Jesus at the TempleLuke 2:41 - 2:52
    John the Baptist Prepares the WayMatthew 3:1 - 3:12
    Mark 1:1 - 1:8
    Luke 3:1 - 3:18
    The Baptism of JesusMatthew 3:13 - 3:17
    Mark 1:9 - 1:11
    Luke 3:21 - 3:22
    John 1:29 - 1:34
    The Temptation of JesusMatthew 4:1 - 4:11
    Mark 1:12 - 1:13
    Luke 4:1 - 4:13
    The Calling of the First DisciplesMatthew 4:18 - 4:22
    Mark 1:16 - 1:20
    Luke 5:1 - 5:11
    John 1:35 - 1:51
    Jesus Changes Water to WineJohn 2:1 - 2:11
    Jesus Rejected at NazarethLuke 4:13 - 4:30
    Jesus Heals MaryMark 1:21 - 1:34
    Luke 4:31 - 4:41
    Jesus Heals a ParalyticMark 2:1 - 2:12
    Luke 5:17 - 5:26
    Jesus Teaches NicodemusJohn 3:1 - 3:21
    Jesus Talks With a Samaritan WomanJohn 4:4 - 4:42
    The Faith of the CenturionMatthew 8:5 - 8:13
    Luke 7:1 - 7:11
    Jesus Calms the StormMatthew 8:23 - 8:27
    Mark 4:35 - 4:41
    Luke 8:22 - 8:25
    Eating With Sinners and Tax CollectorsMatthew 9:10 - 9:13
    Mark 2:15 - 2:17
    Luke 5:29 - 5:32
    A Dead Girl and a Sick WomanMatthew 9:18 - 9:26
    Mark 5:21 - 5:43
    Luke 8:40 - 8:56
    John the Baptist BeheadedMatthew 14:1 - 14:12
    Mark 6:14 - 6:29
    Jesus Feeds Five ThousandMatthew 14:13 - 14:21
    Mark 6:30 - 6:44
    Luke 9:10 - 9:17
    John 6:1 - 6:15
    Jesus Walks on the WaterMatthew 14:22 - 14:36
    Mark 6:45 - 6:56
    John 6:16 - 6:24
    Peter's Confession to ChristMatthew 16:13 - 16:20
    Mark 8:27 - 8:30
    Luke 9:18 - 9:27
    The TransfigurationMatthew 17:1 - 17:13
    Mark 9:2 - 9:13
    Luke 9:18 - 9:27
    The Healing of an Epileptic BoyMatthew 17:14 - 17:21
    Mark 9:14 - 9:29
    Luke 9:37 - 9:43
    Who Is The Greatest?Matthew 18:1 - 18:6
    Mark 9:33 - 9:37
    Luke 9:46 - 9:48
    Jesus Heals a Man Born BlindJohn 9:1 - 9:43
    The Parable of the Good SamaritanLuke 10:25 - 10:37
    At the Home of Mary and MarthaLuke 10:38 - 10:42
    Jesus Raises Lazarus From the DeadJohn 11:1 - 11:46
    The Little Children and JesusMatthew 19:13 - 19:15
    Mark 10:13 - 10:16
    Luke 18:15 - 18:17
    The Rich Young ManMatthew 19:16 - 19:30
    Mark 10:17 - 10:31
    Luke 18:18 - 18:29
    Zacchaeus the Tax CollectorLuke 19:10
    Jesus Anointed at BethanyMatthew 26:6 - 26:13
    Mark 14:3 - 14:9
    Luke 7:36 - 7:50
    John 12:1 - 12:8
    The Triumphal EntryMatthew 21:1 - 21:11
    Mark 11:1 - 11:11
    Luke 19:28 - 19:44
    Jesus at the TempleMatthew 21:12 - 21:13
    Mark 11:15 - 11:19
    Luke 19:45 - 19:46
    The Widow's OfferingMatthew 12:41 - 12:44
    Luke 21:1 - 21:4
    The Greatest CommandmentMatthew 22:34 - 22:40
    Mark 12:28 - 12:34
    The Lord's SupperMatthew 26:17 - 26:30
    Mark 14:12 - 14:26
    Luke 22:7 - 22:34
    John 13:1 - 13:30
    GethsemaneMatthew 26:36 - 26:56
    Mark 14:32 - 14:52
    Luke 22:39 - 22:54
    John 18:1 - 18:12
    Jesus on TrialMatthew 27:1 - 27:26
    Mark 14:53-14:65, 15:1-15:15
    Luke 22:66 - 23:25
    John 18:12-18:14, 18:19-19:6
    Peter Disowns JesusMatthew 26:69 - 26:75
    Mark 14:66 - 14:72
    Luke 22:54 - 22:62
    John 18:15-18:18, 18:25-18:26
    The CrucifixionMatthew 27:31 - 27:56
    Mark 15:20 - 15:41
    Luke 23:26 - 23:49
    John 19:17 - 19:37
    The Burial of JesusMatthew 27:57 - 27:66
    Mark 15:42 - 15:47
    Luke 23:50 - 23:56
    John 19:38 - 19:42
    The ResurrectionMatthew 28:1 - 28:15
    Mark 16:1 - 16:8
    Luke 24:1 - 24:12
    John 20:1 - 20:18
    On the Road to EmmausLuke 24:13 - 24:35
    Jesus Appears to the DisciplesMatthew 28:16 - 28:20
    Luke 24:36 - 24:53
    John 20:19 - 20:29
    Jesus Reinstates PeterJohn 21:1 - 21:25
    Jesus Taken Up Into HeavenActs 1:4 - 1:11

  • The Early Church:
  • First Days of the Christian ChurchActs 1:12 - 2:47
    Peter Heals a Crippled BeggerActs 3:1 - 3:10
    The Apostles PersecutedActs 5:17 - 5:42
    The Stoning of StephenActs 6:8-7:1, 7:54-7:60
    Saul's ConversionActs 9:1 - 9:19
    Peter's Miraculous Escape from PrisionActs 12:1 - 12:17
    The Church in AntiochActs 11:19 - 11:26
    Paul's First Missionary JourneyActs 13, 14
    Paul and Silas in PrisonActs 16:16 - 16:40
    Paul Preaches in AthensActs 17:16 - 17:34
    The Riot in EphesusActs 19:1 - 20:1
    The Riot in JerusalemActs 21:27 - 22:30
    The ShipwreckActs 27:1 - 28:10
    Paul Preaches in RomeActs 28:11 - 28:31
    The New JerusalemRevelation 21:1 - 22:6



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