Great Bible Stories
Here is a list of some of the most famous and greatest Old and New Testament Bible stories.
Old Testament
Creation universal Genesis 1:1‑25
Creation of mankind Genesis 1:26‑31
Adam formed Genesis 2:7‑8
Eve made Genesis 2:20‑25
Garden of Eden Genesis 3
Eve has sex with Satan Genesis 3:15
Cain and Abel Genesis 4
Noah's flood Genesis 6 to 8
God's blessings
and covenant with Noah Genesis 9:1‑17
Tower of Babel Genesis 11:1‑9
Abraham's call Genesis 12:1‑3
God's covenant
with Abraham Genesis 15
Destruction of Sodom
and Gomorrah Genesis 18:16 to 19:29
Isaac's birth Genesis 21:1‑8
Sacrifice of Isaac
(Abraham being tested) Genesis 22:1‑19
Marriage of Isaac Genesis 24
Birth of Jacob and Esau Genesis 25:19‑26
Esau sells his birthright
to Jacob for food Genesis 25:27‑34
Jacob and Rebekah's
deception of Isaac and
Esau for Isaac's
blessing Genesis 27:1‑40
Jacob's ladder vision Genesis 28:10‑22
Jacob's wrestle with the
angel and has his named
changed to Israel Genesis 32:24‑32
Israel's (Jacob)
trouble in the land Genesis 34, 35 and 37
Three burials: Deborah,
Rachel and Isaac Genesis 35
Joseph's coat, dreams and
sold by his brothers for
twenty pieces of silver Genesis 37
Israel (Jacob) blesses
his twelve sons
and then dies Genesis 49
Birth of Moses and found
by Pharaoh's daughter Exodus 2:1‑10
Moses kills an Egyptian,
goes to Midian and
gets a wife Exodus 2:11‑25
Burning bush:
God speaks to Moses Exodus 3:1 to 4:17
Egypt's nine plagues Exodus 7:14 to 10:29
Tenth plague against
Egypt threatened Exodus 11
The Passover instituted Exodus 12:1‑20
The Passover
communicated Exodus 12:21‑28
Tenth plague
against Egypt inflicted Exodus 12:29‑30
The Exodus:
God's deliverance of Israel Exodus 12:31‑51
Crossing the Red sea Exodus 14
The Ten Commandments Exodus 20:1‑17
Golden calf made by Aaron Exodus 32
Spies sent to Canaan Numbers 13:1 to 14:45
City of Jericho Joshua 6
Deborah and Barak Judges 4
Gideon Judges 6:1 to 8:35
Samson Judges 13:1 to 16:31
Samson and Delilah Judges 16:4‑20
Ruth Ruth 1:1 to 4:22
Samuel's birth I Samuel 1
Hannah's (Samuel's mom)
prayer to the Lord I Samuel 2:1‑10
David chosen by God I Samuel 16:1‑13
David and Goliath I Samuel 17
David anointed
king of Judah II Samuel 2:1‑11
David anointed
king of Israel II Samuel 5:1‑12
David and Bathsheba II Samuel 11
God is displeased
with David II Samuel 12:1‑14
Solomon anointed king I Kings 1:28‑40
God's first appearance
to Solomon I Kings 3:2‑15
God's second appearance
to Solomon I Kings 9:1‑9
Queen of Sheba I Kings 10:1‑13
God is angry with Solomon I Kings 11
Elijah and the
prophets of Baal I Kings 18:17‑40
Elijah taken away II Kings 2:1‑11
Job afflicted by Satan Job 1:1 to 2:13
God speaks to Job Job 38:1 to 42:9
God blesses Job Job 42:10‑13
Ezekiel's vision of dry bones Ezekiel 37:1‑14
Daniel and the kings food Daniel 1:1‑16
Shadrach, Meshach and
Abed‑nego put in the
fiery furnace Daniel 3
Daniel put in the lions den Daniel 6
Jonah in the
belly of the fish Jonah 1:1 to 2:10
Here is a list of some of the greatest New Testament Bible stories.
New Testament Bible stories
Birth of John the BaptistLuke 1
Birth of Jesus Christ Matthew 1:1 to 2:23 Luke 1:26‑56 and 2:1‑52
Temptation of Jesus
Christ in the wilderness Matthew 4:1‑11 Luke 4:1‑13
Sermon on the mount Matthew 5:1 to 7:29
Jesus Christ calming
the storm Matthew 8:23‑27 Mark 4:35‑41 Luke 8:22‑25
Jesus Christ feeding
five thousand Matthew 14:15‑21 Luke 9:12‑17
Transfiguration of
Jesus Christ Mark 9:2‑10 Luke 9:28‑36
Jesus Christ's entry
into Jerusalem Matthew 21:1‑11 Mark 11:1‑11 Luke 19:29‑44
Cleansing the temple
of money changers Matthew 21:12‑16 Luke 19:45‑46
Last supper Matthew 26:14‑29 Mark 14:12‑25 Luke 22:8‑38
John 13:1 to 17:26
Lord before Pilate
and crucifixion Matthew 27:11‑54 Mark 15:1‑39 Luke 23:1‑47
John 18:28 to 19:30
Empty tomb and
appearances Matthew 28 Mark 16 Luke 24 John 20:1 to 21:15
Ascension Luke 24:51‑53 Acts 1:1‑11
Paul's conversion Acts 9:1‑30