How many times is Gideon mentioned in the Bible?
The word Gideon appears 39 times in the King James Version, in 37 verses. It is found in 1 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Gideon 40 times.
Gideon in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Gideon counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Gideon | 39 | 40 |
| Total | 39 | 40 |
Which books mention Gideon most
Gideon appears in 1 book of the 66 in the King James Version. Judges has the most (39).
First and last mention of Gideon
And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abi-ezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites.
Neither shewed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, namely, Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had shewed unto Israel.
The verse that uses it most is Judges 6:22, 2 times (tied with Judges 8:27):
And when Gideon perceived that he was an angel of the LORD, Gideon said, Alas, O Lord GOD! for because I have seen an angel of the LORD face to face.
Where the two translations differ
0 verses match in the KJV but not in the World English Bible, and 1 verse matches only in the World English Bible, usually because the other translation chose a different word there.
Hebrews 11:32: counted in the World English Bible only
And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets:
What more shall I say? For the time would fail me if I told of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets;
Common questions
How many times is Gideon in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 39 of the 39 uses are in the Old Testament and 0 in the New Testament. Gideon appears in 1 book of the 66 in the King James Version. Judges has the most (39).
Where is Gideon first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Judges 6:11: "And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abi-ezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites." The last is Judges 8:35.
More word counts: Jonah, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Nebuchadnezzar, Pharaoh, Herod, Pilate, Cain, 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.