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How many times is hell mentioned in the Bible?The word “hell” appears 54 times in 54 verses of the King James Bible: 31 in the Old Testament, where it always translates the Hebrew Sheol, and 23 in the New, where it translates Gehenna (12), Hades (10) and Tartarus (1). Modern translations often keep Sheol and Hades as names, so their totals are lower.2026-11-01 · 5 min read Download the dataset (CSV)
How many times is Satan mentioned in the Bible?The name “Satan” appears 56 times in 49 verses of the King James Bible: 19 in the Old Testament and 37 in the New. Job has the most (14). “Devil” and “devils” are separate words, adding 61 and 55 more.2026-11-01 · 5 min read Download the dataset (CSV)
How many times is Enoch mentioned in the Bible?The name “Enoch” appears 12 times in 11 verses of the King James Bible: 9 in Genesis and 3 in the New Testament. It names two men and a city. Enoch who “walked with God” is named 9 times; the Book of Enoch is not part of the Bible.2026-11-01 · 4 min read Download the dataset (CSV)
How many times is 666 mentioned in the Bible?The number 666 appears 4 times in the King James Bible, always in words, never as digits: “six hundred threescore and six” (a threescore is sixty). Only once, in Revelation 13:18, is it the number of the beast; the other three count Solomon’s gold and the family of Adonikam.2026-11-01 · 4 min read Download the dataset (CSV)
How many times is heaven mentioned in the Bible?The word “heaven” appears 583 times in 551 verses of the King James Bible. Counting “heavens” (133) and “heavenly” (23) too gives 739 in 691 verses. It is first in Genesis 1:1 and most frequent in Matthew.2026-11-01 · 5 min read Download the dataset (CSV)
How many times are angels mentioned in the Bible?The words “angel” and “angels” appear 297 times in 283 verses of the King James Bible: “angel” 203 times and “angels” 94. Revelation has the most (76). Cherubims, seraphims and the archangel are counted separately.2026-11-01 · 5 min read Download the dataset (CSV)
How many times is fasting mentioned in the Bible?Fasting is mentioned 78 times in 65 verses of the King James Bible: “fast” 41, “fasting” 17, “fasted” 15, “fastings” 4 and “fastest” 1. That leaves out 44 uses of “fast” that mean firm, as in “hold fast”.2026-11-01 · 5 min read Download the dataset (CSV)
How many times is forgiveness mentioned in the Bible?Forgiving is mentioned 123 times in 105 verses of the King James Bible, counting forgive (56), forgiven (42), forgave, forgiveness and four other forms. The noun “forgiveness” itself appears only 7 times. Luke has the most uses.2026-11-01 · 5 min read Download the dataset (CSV)
How many times is heart mentioned in the Bible?The word “heart” appears 833 times in 765 verses of the King James Bible, 727 of them in the Old Testament. With “hearts” (113) it is 946 in 871 verses. Psalms uses it most (125).2026-11-01 · 5 min read Download the dataset (CSV)
How many times is purgatory mentioned in the Bible?The word “purgatory” appears 0 times in the King James Bible, and standard Bible translations do not use it either. The Catholic teaching on purgatory rests on a few passages, mainly 2 Maccabees 12:46, which is not in Protestant Bibles, and on Church tradition; Protestants read those passages differently.2026-11-01 · 4 min read
How many times is God mentioned in the Bible?In the English KJV text counted here, standalone “god” appears 4,469 times in 3,890 verses, ignoring case and including possessives but excluding hyphen-joined forms. That is 4,112 God + 301 GOD + 56 god; adding standalone gods gives 4,713. LORD, the usual Old Testament rendering of YHWH, is a separate search: 6,654.2026-10-27 · 9 min read 中文：圣经中“神”出现了多少次？（和合本与英文 KJV）Download the dataset (CSV)
How many times is Jesus mentioned in the Bible?In the English KJV text counted here, the name “Jesus” appears 983 times in 942 verses. That includes uppercase JESUS and possessives, but excludes Barjesus. A name count is not a count of every reference to Jesus Christ.2026-10-26 · 6 min read 中文：英文 KJV 中的 Jesus 出现多少次？Download the dataset (CSV)
How many times is love mentioned in the Bible?“Love” appears 311 times in 281 verses of the King James Bible (493 times counting loved, loveth and other forms). Some sources say 310 because they skip “love’s” in Philemon 1:9.2026-10-25 · 4 min read Download the dataset (CSV)
What does the Bible say about cremation?No verse in the Bible commands or forbids cremation. Here are the verses people cite, from Genesis 3:19 to 1 Samuel 31, Amos 2:1 and 1 Corinthians 15, read in context, and what Catholic, Orthodox, Latter-day Saint and Lutheran churches teach, each with its source.2026-10-22 · 6 min read Continue in the Grief topic
How many times does the Bible say “be still”?The exact phrase “be still” appears in 7 King James verses, not the 4 an AI assistant reports. See the rule, the full verse list, the separate “still” context counts, the Chinese Union Version (CUV) hand map, and a downloadable dataset.2026-10-01 · 8 min read Download the dataset (CSV)
How many times does the Bible say “fear not” or not to fear?In the KJV, 117 verses tell someone not to be afraid, in thirteen different wordings; the exact phrase “fear not” is in 62, and “fear not” or “be not afraid” in 88. Jesus says it in 16 Gospel verses. Every count with its rule attached, the Chinese Union Version (CUV) counts, the full verse lists, a downloadable dataset, and what the counts say about the claim of 365.2026-09-30 · 14 min read Download the dataset (CSV)
How many verses in the Bible are about money?The figure most widely repeated in the sources this page could find is 2,350, and they state no counting rule behind it. Counting the actual terms — money, gold, silver, wages, debt, tithe and the rest — the widest literal union of 41 terms in the KJV is 1,842 verses, and 1,677 in the Chinese Union Version (CUV). Every term, every count, the full verse list, a downloadable dataset, and the 508-verse gap between the quoted figure and the list — a gap that widening the list to 70 terms only closes to 246, so a short word list does not explain it.2026-09-30 · 11 min read Continue in the Money topic
How long does it take to read each book and chapter of the Bible?Per-chapter reading times for all 1,189 Bible chapters: English (KJV word counts at 238 wpm) and Chinese (CUV character counts at 390 cpm), with a downloadable CSV and full methodology.2026-09-29 · 8 min read Download the dataset (CSV)
What does the Bible say about money?A clear Scripture framework for money, generosity, work, debt, and freedom from financial fear.2026-09-12 · 3 min read Continue in the Money topic
What does the Bible say about forgiveness?Understand what forgiveness does and does not mean, especially when the person who hurt you is not sorry.2026-09-10 · 3 min read Continue in the Forgiveness topic
What does the Bible say about anxiety?Read a practical Scripture path through anxious thoughts, honest prayer, and steady daily trust.2026-09-08 · 3 min read Continue in the Anxiety topic