How many times is Arabia mentioned in the Bible?
The word Arabia appears 8 times in the King James Version, in 7 verses. It is found in 6 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Arabia 7 times.
Arabia in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Arabia counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Arabia | 8 | 7 |
| Total | 8 | 7 |
What the name Arabia means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Arabia as "evening; desert; ravens".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-24.
First and last mention of Arabia
Beside that he had of the merchantmen, and of the traffick of the spice merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the country.
For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children.
The verse that uses it most is Isaiah 21:13, 2 times:
The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye travelling companies of Dedanim.
Where the two translations differ
1 verse matches in the KJV but not in the World English Bible, and 0 verses match only in the World English Bible, usually because the other translation chose a different word there.
1 Kings 10:15: counted in the KJV only
Beside that he had of the merchantmen, and of the traffick of the spice merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the country.
besides that which the traders brought, and the traffic of the merchants, and of all the kings of the mixed people, and of the governors of the country.
Common questions
How many times is Arabia in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 6 of the 8 uses are in the Old Testament and 2 in the New Testament. Arabia appears in 6 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Isaiah and Galatians share the most, 2 each.
Where is Arabia first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is 1 Kings 10:15: "Beside that he had of the merchantmen, and of the traffick of the spice merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the country." The last is Galatians 4:25.
What does the name Arabia mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Arabia as "evening; desert; ravens".
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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 2026-10-24.