65 Weirdest Things In the Bible Your Kids Will Love

One of the best ways to make storytime fun for your kids is to introduce a few of the weirdest things in the Bible. Some of these weird Bible verses may be for older kids, but there are plenty of funny Bible verses for your little ones too.

I mean, really. Who doesn’t love a good story with giants, talking animals, potty humor, or strange Bible heroes?

You may have fun reading some of the weirdest Bible verses to yourself. Forget the kids!

One thing is for sure: God has a sense of humor. So, loosen up and have a little fun with your kids. God loves for us to laugh!

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What Are the Weirdest Things In the Bible?

Check out the 65 weirdest things in the Bible that your kids (and you) will love. You may find your kids giggling way more than they should. You can’t blame them, though. Some of the best stories in the Bible are just plain strange!

Some shocking Bible verses will have you saying “hmm” for a long time. On the bright side, this will give you plenty to talk about at dinner tonight.

1. A snake talked to Eve in the garden (Genesis 3). We seem to read over this like it is normal!
2. A donkey talked to his master, Balaam, and complained about being beaten (Num. 22:28-30).
3. There were giants during Bible times (Genesis 6:4). One is described as having 12 fingers and 12 toes (2 Sam. 21:20). Another one named Og had a bed approximately 13.5 ft. long x 6 ft. wide (Deut. 3:11). Goliath, the most famous giant, was around 9.5 ft. tall (Sam. 17:4). This is one of the weirdest things in the Bible!
4. Joshua prayed for the sun to stand still and the moon to stop so they could conquer their enemies, the Amorites (Joshua 10:12-14). And it did!
5. Rahab, the harlot, was an ancestor of Christ. Four other women mentioned in Matthew are part of Jesus’ genealogy. They have shady pasts, too (Matt. 1:5).
6. Methuselah, the oldest man on earth, was 969 years old (Gen. 5:27).
7. God turned Lot’s wife into a pillar of salt because she disobeyed the angel and looked back at Sodom and Gomorrah while fleeing (Genesis 19:26). This is one of the weirdest things in the Bible!
8. Moses turned a rod into a snake, made his hand leprous, and turned water into blood (Exodus 4:2-9).
9. God smote the people of Ashdod with hemorrhoids “in their secret parts” (1 Samuel 5:6-12). You gotta laugh!
10. After striking the Philistines with hemorrhoids “in their secret parts,”  they sent five golden hemorrhoids as a “trespass offering” (1 Samuel 6:4-5). This is one of the most shocking Bible verses!
11.  The Bible refers to both sea monsters and dragons. It says, “Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons” (Psalm 148:7). Another reference says, “…the Lord will punish the gliding serpent Leviathan—the coiling serpent Leviathan—and he will kill the dragon that’s in the sea (Isaiah 27:1). Definitely one of the weirdest things in the Bible!
12. The Lord provided a giant fish to swallow Jonah. Jonah was in the belly of a whale for three days and three nights (Jonah 1:17).
13. The big fish vomited (haha) out the prophet Jonah onto dry land after he had been in its belly for three days (Jonah 2:10).
14. Jesus fed 5000 men (plus women and children) with five loaves and two fishes. To top it off, 12 baskets were left over (Matthew 14:17-21).
15. Jesus’ first miracle was turning water into wine (John 2:9). And the wine was delicious!
16. Jesus cast demons into pigs (Matthew 8:28-34). This is one of the weirdest things in the Bible, right?
17. When Jesus died, “the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints” arose and entered the city. Many people saw them (Matthew 27:53-54). This is a crazy Bible verse! 
18. The ravens fed Elijah bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening” (1 Kings 17:6). Birds fed him!!
19. This one is hilarious in a gross way. “Ehud reached with his left hand, drew the sword from his right thigh, and plunged it into the king’s belly. Even the handle sank in after the blade, and his bowels discharged. Ehud did not pull the sword out, and the fat closed over it” (Judges 3:21-22). Definitely one of the weirdest things in the Bible!
20. Kids made fun of Elisha, calling him “baldy” multiple times. Elisha called down a curse, and immediately, two bears came out and mauled 42 of the boys (2 Kings 2:23-24). Don’t feel too sorry for them. They were more like a gang. This is one of the weirdest Bible verses!                                                                                                                             RELATED: How to Discipline Kids: 29 Easy Ways to Get Obedience
21. God divides the sea with the blast of his nostrils (Exodus 15:8). Hope he didn’t have a cold. 
22. People from Israel exchanged sandals as a symbol that the transfer of property or the exchanging of goods had been finalized (Ruth 4:7). Hey, keep that shoe! That is the document for my land.
23. After receiving the Ten Commandments, Moses had to wear a veil over his face. His face shone so brightly that no one could look at him (Exodus 34:33-35). Definitely one of the weirdest things in the Bible!
24. The iron point on Goliath’s spear was fifteen pounds in weight (1 Samuel 17:7).
25. The Israelites were allowed to consume insects like locusts, crickets, or grasshoppers for food (Lev. 11:22). No thanks!
26. The prophet Elijah laid down on top of a widow’s dead son, prayed to God, and brought him back to life (1 Kings 17:21). What happened to the laying of hands?
27. There was no rain until Noah’s time. All plants were watered from streams coming up from the ground (Genesis 2:5-6).
28. Noah built the ark at the age of 600 and died at the age of 950 (Genesis 7:6 and 9:29). RELATED:7 Compelling Reasons Not to Lose Faith in God
29. Two men, Elijah and Enoch, never died. God took them up to heaven (2 Kings 2:11 and Genesis 5:23). Definitely one of the weirdest things in the Bible!
30. God gave explicit orders to go outside of the camp, dig a hole, and poop there because He walked through the camp and didn’t want to see it (Duet. 23:12-14). Yep, it’s in there. Go read it!
31. Ezekiel used human dung (poop) as fuel for the fire. Now that is gross! And he laid on his side for the 390 days (Ezekiel 4:9-12). What?
32. Jesus helped the apostle Peter pay his taxes by giving him four drachmas (silver coins from ancient Greece) from a fish’s mouth (Matthew 17:27). Jesus likes fish! Lots of miracles with them.                                                                                                                RELATED: I highly recommend the Crazy Cool Family to help you learn how to parent. It’s one of the best parenting sites I’ve seen!
33. God told Hosea to marry a sex worker (Hosea 1:2). This is definitely one of the weirdest things in the Bible.
34. God said not to eat any four-legged fowl (Lev. 11:20,23). What? Four-legged foul?
35. God grew a huge plant within minutes to shade Jonah from the heat. Then, God sent a worm to eat the plant the next day (Jonah 4:6).  I think God was making a point. You need to read it. 
36. Elijah mocked Ahab and asked him if his god, Baal, was off relieving himself (pooping) (1 Kings 18:27). Definitely one of the weirdest things in the Bible!
37. God dropped manna, “bread from heaven,” on the ground six days a week while the Israelites were in the desert. On the seventh day, it did not fall (Exodus 16:15).
38. Adam named all the animals on the earth (Genesis 2:18-20). That’s a lot of animals!
39. A pair of every species miraculously walked onto the ark simultaneously (Genesis 7:13-14).  Think about this. When was the last time you got your cat to do…well, anything?
40. God talked to Moses through a burning bush (Exodus 3:4-16). Have you ever seen that?
41. The Bible refers to unicorns. “…he hath as it were the strength of a unicorn”(Numbers 24:8). Unicorns are definitely one of the weirdest things in the Bible!
42. People were getting too smart for their good (pride), so God changed their language at the tower of Babel. They could no longer talk to each other and devise evil plans (Gen. 11: 3-7).
43. A man named Eutychus was sitting on a windowsill and fell asleep while listening to Paul preach. Oops. He dropped out of the window and down three stories to his death. Don’t worry; Paul brought him back to life (Acts 20: 7-9). This is definitely one of the weirdest things in the Bible that I have read. 
44. This is supposed to be a passionate passage between lovers. Check out what he says to her, “Your teeth are like a flock of newly shorn ewes, which have come up from their washing, all of which bear twins, and not one among them has lost her young” (Song of Solomon 4:2). I’ll pass, thank you.                                                                                  RELATED: 30-Day Marriage Challenge to a New Spouse
45. This is the story of Eli, the priest. Sadly, he broke his neck and died when he heard the Ark of the Covenant had been taken. What is humorous is the scripture mentions his weight.

“At the words, ‘Chest of God,’ Eli fell backward off his stool where he sat next to the gate. Eli was a very fat old man. When he fell, he broke his neck and died. He had led Israel for forty years” (1 Samuel 4:18). Perhaps his weight is mentioned because he failed to discipline his children and himself. 

46. When Moses died, the archangel Michael disputed with the devil about his body. There seemed to be a burial issue over his bones (Jude 1:9). What in the world?

47.  Jehu, son of Nimshi,  was said to “drive his chariot like a maniac” (2 Kings 9:20). Bad driving didn’t start in the 19th century! Definitely one of the weirdest things in the Bible!

48.  Paul, the Apostle, wished his agitators would get castrated (Gal. 5:12 HCSB). You’ll have to explain that one to your kids. 

49.  A young man following Jesus only wore a linen garment (underwear). When they seized him, he fled naked, leaving his garment behind (Mark 14:52).

50 . Did you know God invented underwear but didn’t want Jeremiah to wash them? Yuck! “This is what the Lord said to me: ‘Go and buy yourself a linen undergarment and put it on, but do not put it in water.’ So I bought underwear as the Lord instructed me and put it on” (Jer. 13:1 HCSB). 

51.  This one is hilarious! Moses asked Aaron how the golden calf was created. Here’s his answer: “So I told them, ‘Whoever has any gold jewelry, take it off.’ Then they gave me the gold, and I threw it into the fire and out came this calf!” (Exodus 32:24 NIV) And you thought your kids were creative!                                                                                                RELATED: 11 Bad Parenting Fails That Will Make You Laugh

52. The Bible says to “give beer to one who is dying and wine to one whose life is bitter” (Prov. 31:6). I agree. Beer should only be given to the dying. It’s nasty! This is such a crazy thing the Bible says to do in the Old Testament.

53. King Saul asked to find a woman who talked to dead people (medium) so he could bring the prophet Samuel back from the dead and ask him for advice (1 Sam. 28:7). Whaatt? Is there no one alive who can help?

54. What’s more amusing is that the medium did bring Samuel back from the dead.  She was probably more surprised than anyone when she “saw a ghostly figure coming out of the earth.” The Bible says she screamed (1 Samuel 28:12). I’m guessing she got more than she bargained for, as most mediums are hucksters. 

55.  Jesus was hungry and passed by a fig tree with no fruit, so He cursed it. One curse and whammy —the tree immediately withered (Matt. 28:18). That was some serious cursing! Can you imagine zapping whatever you want with a few words?

56. Jesus literally stood at what was believed to be the gates of Hell at Cesarea Phillipi at the base of Mt. Hermon when He said, “The gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” (Currently, the UN sits on top of Mt. Hermon. Just saying.)

57. God traveled in a pillar by day and a cloud by night (Exodus 13:21). That’s a little scary. 

58.  There was an angel in the tomb instead of Jesus. His body was gone (John 20:1-18)! Thank heavens he rose again!

59. The “sons of God” took the daughters of men and married them. Their children were the Nephilim (giants) *(Genesis 6:1-6). This is where the giants originated. They were half gods and half men. The main purpose of the flood was to wipe out these giant clans. This is one of the Bible stories no one talks about!

60. Christians will judge the angels someday (1 Cor. 6:3). Definitely one of the weirdest things in the Bible!

61. Satan took Jesus to the top of a mountain and tried to get HIm to worship him (Luke 4:5).                                                                                                                                                    RELATED: Toxic vs. Difficult People: How to Tell the Difference

62. People came to Peter to be healed. They laid beds and mats in the streets, hoping Peter’s shadow would fall on them (Acts 5:15-16).

63. There is a Divine Counsel in heaven (Psalm 82:1). The Divine Council was in God’s presence and helped decide Nebuchadnezzar’s judgment. They help rule the nations not because God needs them but because he enjoys collaboration.

64.  When Jesus left this earth, He was taken up by a white cloud. The disciples stood there looking shocked. Then, two angels appeared and said, “Why are you staring into heaven (Acts 1:9-11)? Uh, duh, like, what else are we going to do but stare?

65. Some Jews went around driving out evil spirits in the name of the Lord Jesus. “One day, the evil spirit answered them, ‘Jesus I know, and Paul I know about, but who are you?’ Then the man who had the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. He gave them such a beating that they ran out of the house naked” (Acts 19:13-16). Yep, they ran out naked. That’s really in the Bible. 

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What Strange Things Does the Bible Say?

One of the Bible’s strangest and most funny things is the story about Elijah being called “baldy” by a group of boys. Wow, they had no idea who they were talking to.

Here’s the scripture:

“From there Elisha went up to Bethel. As he was walking along the road, some boys came out of the town and jeered at him. “Get out of here, baldy!” they said. “Get out of here, baldy!” (2 Kings 2:23)

Can you imagine making fun of one of the most powerful prophets ever? Yeah, that was not smart.

I must admit all the poop scriptures are kinda funny and strange too. I taught junior high, so I still have a bit of a kid’s mind when it comes to humor!

And the funniest scripture? The one where Aaron told Moses that he put gold jewelry in the fire, and “poof,” out came a calf! (Exodus 32:24) I wish I could have seen Moses’ face after that explanation. 

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Weird Rules in the Bible From the Old Testament

Truthfully, there are some weird rules in the Bible, most of which come from Leviticus and Deuteronomy. Don’t worry, they don’t apply now!

Both books contained laws the Jews were to follow before Jesus’ time. They were legalistic, severe, and strange laws to prove they could never keep them. (This is why Jesus came.)

For instance, there were penalties for eating fat or not offering salt to God (Lev. 2:13 and 3:17), keeping your hair unkempt (Lev. 10:6), mixing fabrics in clothing (Lev. 19:19), getting tattoos (Lev. 19:28), eating seafood (i.e. shrimp and lobster) without scales and fins ( Lev. 11:10-12), or trimming your beard (Lev. 19:27).

And lots of laws about sex. There were laws about every kind of weird sex you can imagine. This is a kid-friendly post so that I will skip that part. It’s there. For kicks, go read Deuteronomy 25:11-12. 

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Yep, I told you. This passage gets the award for the weirdest Bible verse. Don’t share it with your kids until they are older—much older.

I hope you enjoyed 65 of the weirdest things in the Bible. Perhaps you and your kids had a few giggles. God is fun and full of surprises!

What’s one of the weirdest things in the Bible you have read? Comment below. 

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