Books of the Old Testament Word Search
All 39 books of the Old Testament, Genesis to Malachi. The books that come in pairs (1 and 2 Samuel, Kings, Chronicles) are hidden once. Play it here or print it, with a large-print option and an answer key.
Find all 36
Books of the Old Testament
Drag across a word, or tap its first letter and then its last. Words read forward: across, down and diagonally.
- Genesis
- Exodus
- Leviticus
- Numbers
- Deuteronomy
- Joshua
- Judges
- Ruth
- Samuel
- Kings
- Chronicles
- Ezra
- Nehemiah
- Esther
- Job
- Psalms
- Proverbs
- Ecclesiastes
- Song of Songs
- Isaiah
- Jeremiah
- Lamentations
- Ezekiel
- Daniel
- Hosea
- Joel
- Amos
- Obadiah
- Jonah
- Micah
- Nahum
- Habakkuk
- Zephaniah
- Haggai
- Zechariah
- Malachi
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.
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
β Psalm 119:105 (BSB)
Where each book is in the Bible
| Book | In the Bible | Chapters |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis | Genesis 1β50 | 50 |
| Exodus | Exodus 1β40 | 40 |
| Leviticus | Leviticus 1β27 | 27 |
| Numbers | Numbers 1β36 | 36 |
| Deuteronomy | Deuteronomy 1β34 | 34 |
| Joshua | Joshua 1β24 | 24 |
| Judges | Judges 1β21 | 21 |
| Ruth | Ruth 1β4 | 4 |
| Samuel | 1 Samuel 1β31 Β· 2 Samuel 1β24 | 55 |
| Kings | 1 Kings 1β22 Β· 2 Kings 1β25 | 47 |
| Chronicles | 1 Chronicles 1β29 Β· 2 Chronicles 1β36 | 65 |
| Ezra | Ezra 1β10 | 10 |
| Nehemiah | Nehemiah 1β13 | 13 |
| Esther | Esther 1β10 | 10 |
| Job | Job 1β42 | 42 |
| Psalms | Psalms 1β150 | 150 |
| Proverbs | Proverbs 1β31 | 31 |
| Ecclesiastes | Ecclesiastes 1β12 | 12 |
| Song of Songs | Song of Songs 1β8 | 8 |
| Isaiah | Isaiah 1β66 | 66 |
| Jeremiah | Jeremiah 1β52 | 52 |
| Lamentations | Lamentations 1β5 | 5 |
| Ezekiel | Ezekiel 1β48 | 48 |
| Daniel | Daniel 1β12 | 12 |
| Hosea | Hosea 1β14 | 14 |
| Joel | Joel 1β3 | 3 |
| Amos | Amos 1β9 | 9 |
| Obadiah | Obadiah 1 | 1 |
| Jonah | Jonah 1β4 | 4 |
| Micah | Micah 1β7 | 7 |
| Nahum | Nahum 1β3 | 3 |
| Habakkuk | Habakkuk 1β3 | 3 |
| Zephaniah | Zephaniah 1β3 | 3 |
| Haggai | Haggai 1β2 | 2 |
| Zechariah | Zechariah 1β14 | 14 |
| Malachi | Malachi 1β4 | 4 |
Chapter counts are from the Berean Standard Bible.
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.
More printable Bible word searches
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- Names of Jesus
- Christmas
- Easter
- Books of the New Testament
- Fruit of the Spirit
- The Twelve Disciples
- Women of the Bible
- Animals of the Bible
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