How many times is Bashan mentioned in the Bible?
The word Bashan appears 60 times in the King James Version, in 53 verses. It is found in 15 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Bashan 60 times.
Bashan in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Bashan counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Bashan | 60 | 60 |
| Total | 60 | 60 |
What the name Bashan means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Bashan as "in the tooth, in ivory".
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.
First and last mention of Bashan
And they turned and went up by the way of Bashan: and Og the king of Bashan went out against them, he, and all his people, to the battle at Edrei.
Howl, fir tree; for the cedar is fallen; because the mighty are spoiled: howl, O ye oaks of Bashan; for the forest of the vintage is come down.
The verse that uses it most is Joshua 13:30, 3 times:
And their coast was from Mahanaim, all Bashan, all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all the towns of Jair, which are in Bashan, threescore cities:
Common questions
How many times is Bashan in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 60 of the 60 uses are in the Old Testament and 0 in the New Testament. Bashan appears in 15 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Deuteronomy has the most (16), then Joshua (15) and 1 Chronicles (6).
Where is Bashan first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Numbers 21:33: "And they turned and went up by the way of Bashan: and Og the king of Bashan went out against them, he, and all his people, to the battle at Edrei." The last is Zechariah 11:2.
What does the name Bashan mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Bashan as "in the tooth, in ivory".
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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.