I have attempted to list here every Biblical situation where some person has a conversation with God or with some supernatural being. To rate as a “conversation”, there must be at least something spoken by both parties. There are plenty of situations not listed here in which God speaks, or an angel speaks or a person speaks to God but in which there is no dialog. There are even situations where God appears (theophanies) (e.g. Noah in Gen 6-9, Jacob’s ladder dream in Gen 28) and a conversation is implied, but unless both parties are actually quoted as speaking, such situations are not listed here. Neither have I listed all the times when people conversed with Jesus in the flesh.
| Gen 3:8-19 | Adam and Eve |
| Gen 4:6-15 | Cain |
| Gen 15 | Abram |
| Gen 16:7-14 | Hagar |
| Gen 17:1-22 | God makes a covenant with Abram |
| Gen 18 | Abraham is promised a son, and discusses Sodom and Gomorrah with “three men” |
| Gen 19:1-22 | Lot is advised by two angels to escape from Sodom |
| Gen 20:3-7 | Abimelech |
| Gen 22:1,11-12 | Abraham almost sacrifices Isaac |
| Gen 32:24-30 | Jacob wrestles with God |
| Gen 46:2-4 | Jacob as an old man |
| Ex 3:4-4:17 | Moses and the burning bush |
| Ex 5:22-6:6; Ex 6:10-12; Ex 6:28-7:5 | Moses |
| Ex 17:4-6 | Moses gets water from a rock |
| Ex 32:7-14 and 32:31-34 | Moses and God discuss the Golden Calf erected by the Israelites |
| Ex 33:12-34:3 | Moses gets a second copy of the stone tablets |
| Ex 34:5-27 | Moses |
| Num 11:11-23 | God provides a flock of quail |
| Num 12 | Miriam and Aaron oppose Moses, but God stands up for Moses |
| Num 14:11-35; Num 16:15-24 | Moses |
| Num 21:7-8 | Moses erects a bronze snake to heal the people |
| Num 22:9-12; Num 22:28-35; Num 23:4-10; Num 23:16-24 | Balaam speaks with God and with an angel |
| Num 27:12-21 | Joshua is to be Moses’ successor |
| Josh 5:13-6:5 | Joshua at Jericho |
| Josh 7:6-15 | Joshua |
| Judg 1:1-2 | “The Israelites” inquire of the Lord |
| Judg 6:12-26 | Gideon |
| Judg 10:10-15 | “The Israelites” |
| Judg 13:8-18 | Manoah |
| Judg 20:18; Judg 20:23; Judg 20:27 | “The Israelites” |
| 1 Sam 3:3-14 | The Lord calls Samuel as a child |
| 1 Sam 8:6-9; 1 Sam 8:21-22 | Samuel talks with God about a king for Israel |
| 1 Sam 10:22 | Samuel |
| 1 Sam 16:1-3 | Samuel told to anoint a new king (David) |
| 1 Sam 23:1-4; 1 Sam 23:9-12; 2 Sam 2:1-2 | David |
| 1 King 3:5-15 (2 Chron 1:7-12) | Solomon asks for wisdom |
| 1 King 19:9-18 | Elijah flees and is refreshed by God |
| 1 King 22:19-23 | God has a discussion with some heavenly spirits |
| Job 1:6-12; Job 2:1-6 | God talks with Satan |
| Job 38:1-42:6 | Job |
| Is 6:8-13 | Isaiah is called by God |
| Is 7:10-12 | King Ahaz |
| Is 63-65 | This is really only a prophecy, but it is presented as Isaiah asking questions and God answering |
| Jer 1:4-19 | Jeremiah is called by God |
| Jer 8-9 | This is really only a prophecy, but it is presented as Jeremiah asking questions and God answering (esp. 8:18-9:3) |
| Jer 11:1-5; Jer 12:1-13; Jer 14:11-16; Jer 24:2-10 | Jeremiah |
| Ezek 4 | Ezekiel told to lay on his side for 390 days and to use human excrement as fuel for his cooking fire |
| Ezek 9:8-10; Ezek 20:45-49 | Ezekiel |
| Ezek 37:3-4 | Ezekiel in the Valley of Dry Bones |
| Dan 7:15-26 | Daniel discusses a vision with some heavenly being |
| Dan 10:15-21; Dan 12:8-13 | Daniel speaks with one “who looked like a man” |
| Amos 7:1-9 | Amos begs God not to bring destruction on the Israelites |
| Amos 8:1-2 | Amos |
| Jonah 4 | Jonah complains that God is too merciful |
| Hab 1:2-11; Hab 1:12-2:20 | Habakkuk complains and God answers |
| Zech 1:9-10,19; Zech 2:2; Zech 4:1-6:6 | Zechariah asks an angel to explain a vision |
| Zech 1:21 | Zechariah asks God to explain a vision |
| Matt 4:3-10; Luke 4:3-12 | Jesus debates with Satan |
| Luke 1:11-20 | Zechariah talks with Gabriel |
| Luke 1:28-38 | Mary talks with Gabriel |
| John 20:12-13 | Mary Magdalene talks with two angels after the resurrection |
| Acts 9:4-6; Acts 22:6-10; Acts 26:13-18 | Saul on the road to Damascus |
| Acts 9:10-16 | Ananias is told to visit Saul |
| Acts 10:3-6 | An angel appears to Cornelius |
| Acts 10:13-15; Acts 11:7-9 | Peter has a vision of unclean animals |
| Acts 22:17-21 | Paul and the Lord |
| 2 Cor 12:8-9 | Paul asks God to remove his “thorn” |
| Rev 7:13-17 | John talks with “one of the elders” |