How many times is Adam mentioned in the Bible?
The word Adam appears 30 times in the King James Version, in 27 verses. Counting every form (Adam, Adam's), it appears 31 times in 27 verses across 10 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Adam 20 times (21 with every form).
Adam in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Adam counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Adam | 30 | 20 |
| Adam's | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 31 | 21 |
Which books mention Adam most
Adam appears in 10 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Genesis has the most (18), then 1 Corinthians (3) and Romans (2).
First and last mention of Adam
And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.
And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,
The verse that uses it most is Genesis 2:19, 2 times (tied with Genesis 2:20, Romans 5:14, 1 Corinthians 15:45):
And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.
Where the two translations differ
9 verses match in the KJV but not in the World English Bible, and 1 verse matches only in the World English Bible, usually because the other translation chose a different word there.
Genesis 2:19: counted in the KJV only
And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.
Out of the ground Yahweh God formed every animal of the field, and every bird of the sky, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them. Whatever the man called every living creature became its name.
Genesis 2:20: counted in the KJV only
And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.
The man gave names to all livestock, and to the birds of the sky, and to every animal of the field; but for man there was not found a helper comparable to him.
Hosea 6:7: counted in the World English Bible only
But they like men have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me.
But they, like Adam, have broken the covenant. They were unfaithful to me, there.
Verses with Adam on our topic pages
1 verse that uses Adam in the World English Bible is in our topic collections.
For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.
On: Resurrection
Common questions
How many times is Adam in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 22 of the 31 uses are in the Old Testament and 9 in the New Testament. Adam appears in 10 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Genesis has the most (18), then 1 Corinthians (3) and Romans (2).
Where is Adam first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Genesis 2:19: "And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof." The last is Jude 1:14.
More word counts: Eve, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Solomon, Aaron, Joshua, Samuel, or all 253 words.
Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-05.