How many times is Carmel mentioned in the Bible?
The word Carmel appears 26 times in the King James Version, in 25 verses. It is found in 11 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Carmel 22 times.
Carmel in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Carmel counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Carmel | 26 | 22 |
| Total | 26 | 22 |
What the name Carmel means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Carmel as "circumcised lamb; harvest; full of ears of corn".
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 Carmel
The king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam of Carmel, one;
He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth.
The verse that uses it most is 1 Samuel 25:2, 2 times:
And there was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.
Where the two translations differ
4 verses match 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.
2 Kings 19:23: counted in the KJV only
By the messengers thou hast reproached the Lord, and hast said, With the multitude of my chariots I am come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon, and will cut down the tall cedar trees thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the lodgings of his borders, and into the forest of his Carmel.
By your messengers, you have defied the Lord, and have said, “With the multitude of my chariots, I have come up to the height of the mountains, to the innermost parts of Lebanon, and I will cut down its tall cedars and its choice cypress trees; and I will enter into his farthest lodging place, the forest of his fruitful field.
2 Chronicles 26:10: counted in the KJV only
Also he built towers in the desert, and digged many wells: for he had much cattle, both in the low country, and in the plains: husbandmen also, and vine dressers in the mountains, and in Carmel: for he loved husbandry.
He built towers in the wilderness, and dug out many cisterns, for he had much livestock; in the lowland also, and in the plain. He had farmers and vineyard keepers in the mountains and in the fruitful fields, for he loved farming.
Common questions
How many times is Carmel in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 26 of the 26 uses are in the Old Testament and 0 in the New Testament. Carmel appears in 11 books of the 66 in the King James Version. 1 Samuel has the most (6), then Joshua (3) and 1 Kings (3).
Where is Carmel first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Joshua 12:22: "The king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam of Carmel, one;" The last is Nahum 1:4.
What does the name Carmel mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Carmel as "circumcised lamb; harvest; full of ears of corn".
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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.