How many times is Galilee mentioned in the Bible?
The word Galilee appears 72 times in the King James Version, in 71 verses. It is found in 10 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Galilee 71 times.
Galilee in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Galilee counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Galilee | 72 | 71 |
| Total | 72 | 71 |
First and last mention of Galilee
And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kirjath-arba, which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah.
And he was seen many days of them which came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses unto the people.
The verse that uses it most is John 7:52, 2 times:
They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.
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.
Matthew 26:69: counted in the KJV only
Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee.
Now Peter was sitting outside in the court, and a maid came to him, saying, “You were also with Jesus, the Galilean!”
Verses with Galilee on our topic pages
5 verses that use Galilee in the World English Bible are in our topic collections.
who also said, “You men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who was received up from you into the sky, will come back in the same way as you saw him going into the sky.”
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Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.
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He isn’t here, but is risen. Remember what he told you when he was still in Galilee,
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The third day, there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there.
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This beginning of his signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.
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Common questions
How many times is Galilee in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 6 of the 72 uses are in the Old Testament and 66 in the New Testament. Galilee appears in 10 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Matthew and John share the most, 17 each.
Where is Galilee first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Joshua 20:7: "And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kirjath-arba, which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah." The last is Acts 13:31.
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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 2026-10-05.