Animals of the Bible Word Search

Sixteen animals from the pages of Scripture: Noah’s raven and dove, Balaam’s donkey, Jonah’s great fish and the wolf that will live with the lamb. Play it here or print it, with a large-print option and an answer key.

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Animals of the Bible

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Drag across a word, or tap its first letter and then its last. Words read forward: across, down and diagonally.

Serpent
Raven
Dove
Frog
Quail
Donkey
Wolf
Lamb
Leopard
Goat
Bear
Lion
Eagle
Fish
Sparrow
Camel

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Prints the puzzle and the word list on page 1 and the answer key on page 2. New puzzle mixes the same words into a fresh grid.

God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that crawls upon the earth according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
— Genesis 1:25 (BSB)

Where each one is found

Serpent
Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field that the LORD God had made.
— Genesis 3:1 (BSB)
Raven
And sent out a raven.
— Genesis 8:7 (BSB)
Dove
Then Noah sent out a dove to see if the waters had receded from the surface of the ground.
— Genesis 8:8 (BSB)
Frog
But if you refuse to let them go, I will plague your whole country with frogs.
— Exodus 8:2 (BSB)
Quail
That evening quail came and covered the camp, and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp.
— Exodus 16:13 (BSB)
Donkey
Then the LORD opened the donkey’s mouth, and she said to Balaam, “What have I done to you that you have beaten me these three times?”
— Numbers 22:28 (BSB)
Wolf · Lamb · Leopard · Goat
The wolf will live with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the goat; the calf and young lion and fatling will be together, and a little child will lead them.
— Isaiah 11:6 (BSB)
Bear · Lion
The cow will graze with the bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox.
— Isaiah 11:7 (BSB)
Eagle
But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.
— Isaiah 40:31 (BSB)
Fish
Now the LORD had appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah spent three days and three nights in the belly of the fish.
— Jonah 1:17 (BSB)
Sparrow
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny?
— Matthew 10:29 (BSB)
Camel
Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.
— Matthew 19:24 (BSB)

For Sunday school, class and home

Print one for each child, or print the large-print version for older eyes. Page 2 is the answer key, so a teacher or parent can check at a glance. Reading the verses together afterwards turns the puzzle into a short Bible lesson.

Animals of the Bible Word Search