How many times is Armageddon mentioned in the Bible?
The word Armageddon appears 1 time in the King James Version, in 1 verse. It is found in 1 of the 66 books. The World English Bible never uses the word Armageddon.
The word appears once in the KJV and not at all in the World English Bible.
Armageddon in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Armageddon counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Armageddon | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
What the name Armageddon means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Armageddon as "hill of fruits; mountain of Megiddo".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-22.
Which books mention Armageddon most
Armageddon appears in 1 book of the 66 in the King James Version. It is used once each in Revelation.
First and last mention of Armageddon
And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.
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.
Revelation 16:16: counted in the KJV only
And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.
He gathered them together into the place which is called in Hebrew, Megiddo.
Common questions
How many times is Armageddon in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 0 of the 1 use is in the Old Testament and 1 in the New Testament. Armageddon appears in 1 book of the 66 in the King James Version. It is used once each in Revelation.
Where is Armageddon first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Revelation 16:16: "And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon." The last is Revelation 16:16.
What does the name Armageddon mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Armageddon as "hill of fruits; mountain of Megiddo".
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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 2026-10-22.