How many times is Eden mentioned in the Bible?
The word Eden appears 20 times in the King James Version, in 19 verses. It is found in 7 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Eden 20 times.
Eden also names a Levite and a town in a few verses; every use is counted.
Eden in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Eden counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Eden | 20 | 20 |
| Total | 20 | 20 |
First and last mention of Eden
And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden: and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith the LORD.
The verse that uses it most is Ezekiel 31:18, 2 times:
To whom art thou thus like in glory and in greatness among the trees of Eden? yet shalt thou be brought down with the trees of Eden unto the nether parts of the earth: thou shalt lie in the midst of the uncircumcised with them that be slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, saith the Lord GOD.
Common questions
How many times is Eden in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 20 of the 20 uses are in the Old Testament and 0 in the New Testament. Eden appears in 7 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Ezekiel has the most (7), then Genesis (6) and 2 Chronicles (2).
Where is Eden first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Genesis 2:8: "And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed." The last is Amos 1:5.
More word counts: Zion, Canaan, Damascus, Jericho, Samaria, Nineveh, serpent, bread, 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.