While often thought to refer to a whale, the bible says Jonah survived for three days and three nights inside the belly of this sea creature.
Fish
Jacob does this with an Angel before being renamed Israel.
Wrestle
In addition to manna from heaven, God sent this type of bird to the Israelites to eat when they were wandering in the desert.
Quail
After defeating Goliath with a stone and sling, David uses Goliath’s own sword to cut off this part of his body.
Head
God floods the entire world with water after warning Noah to build an ark, by making it rain nonstop, everywhere for many days and nights.
40
A man named Balaam is riding this animal, when it speaks to him after protecting Balaam from an angel.
Donkey
When some of the disciples are gone fishing, Jesus miraculously helps them catch so many fish they couldn’t pull them in after telling them to do this with their net.
Switch sides
When John the Baptist lived in the wilderness, he survived by eating his strange meat and this sweet treat.
Locust or Honey
A young man falls out of a third-story window and dies while listening to the apostle Paul teach late at night because he first falls this.
Asleep
Despite it being so hot it kills the guards who throw them in, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego survive a fiery one of these.
Furnace
Before being cast out of a man by Jesus, a group of demons beg to be sent into a herd of these animals instead, which Jesus allows. They then immediately drown themselves.
Pigs
After a long drought ends, Elijah keeps up on foot with King Ahab while traveling over 18 miles to go share the news, despite Ahab riding in one of these.
Chariot
After God instructs him to bake special bread on top of human feces, Ezekiel convinces God to let them use this as fuel for their fire instead.
Cow Dung
When Ehud assassinates king Eglon, he has to leave his sword behind after it gets stuck in what part of the dead man?
Belly
Most people have heard about Jesus walking on water, but many forget this disciple also did for a brief moment.
Peter
In the book of Job God describes the Leviathan, an animal whose dangers include armor-like scales, sharp teeth, and this coming out of its mouth.
Fire
Samson loses his otherworldly strength after his hair is cut off, but is granted strength by God one last time to push one of these over with his bare hands.
House
As part of their punishment for building this infamous idol, Moses makes the Israelites grind it into dust and drink it.
Golden Calf
Moses is famous for parting the Red Sea while fleeing Egypt, but fewer people know he has God part this in order to swallow up a group of the Israelites who revolt against him.
Earth
Jesus’ may be the most significant, but there are actually nine other instances of this death-defying feat throughout both the Old and New Testament, and many more predicted in the future.
Resurrection
Ezekiel and John both have visions of four heavenly creatures with the faces of a man, ox, lion, and eagle. However, they disagree on whether the creatures each have 4 or 6 of these.
Wings
David wasn’t the only one slinging stones in the Bible. 700 soldiers from the tribe of Benjamin were talented enough they could have hit a target as small as this without missing.
Hair
In Deuteronomy, the people of Israel are told many terrible things could happen to them if they disobey God, including running out of food and having to resort to eating these.
Children
When a group of boys mocks the prophet Elisha for being bald, he curses them, and they are mauled by bears who kill this number of them.
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Upon Joshua’s request, God stops this from moving for a whole day in order to give Israel enough time to win a battle.
Sun