How many times is Israelites mentioned in the Bible?
The word Israelites appears 18 times in the King James Version, in 18 verses. Counting every form (Israelites, Israelite), it appears 22 times in 22 verses across 12 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Israelites 9 times (16 with every form).
Israelites in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Israelites counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Israelites | 18 | 9 |
| Israelite | 4 | 7 |
| Total | 22 | 16 |
First and last mention of Israelites
And Pharaoh sent, and, behold, there was not one of the cattle of the Israelites dead. And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people go.
Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they Israelites? so am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? so am I.
Where the two translations differ
9 verses match in the KJV but not in the World English Bible, and 2 verses match only in the World English Bible, usually because the other translation chose a different word there.
Leviticus 23:42: counted in the KJV only
Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are Israelites born shall dwell in booths:
You shall dwell in temporary shelters for seven days. All who are native-born in Israel shall dwell in temporary shelters,
Numbers 25:14: counted in the KJV only
Now the name of the Israelite that was slain, even that was slain with the Midianitish woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a chief house among the Simeonites.
Now the name of the man of Israel that was slain, who was slain with the Midianite woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a fathers’ house among the Simeonites.
Leviticus 24:10: counted in the World English Bible only
And the son of an Israelitish woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel: and this son of the Israelitish woman and a man of Israel strove together in the camp;
The son of an Israelite woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel; and the son of the Israelite woman and a man of Israel strove together in the camp.
Leviticus 24:11: counted in the World English Bible only
And the Israelitish woman’s son blasphemed the name of the LORD, and cursed. And they brought him unto Moses: (and his mother’s name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan:)
The son of the Israelite woman blasphemed the Name, and cursed; and they brought him to Moses. His mother’s name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.
Common questions
How many times is Israelites in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 18 of the 22 uses are in the Old Testament and 4 in the New Testament. Israelites appears in 12 books of the 66 in the King James Version. 1 Samuel has the most (5), then Joshua (4) and 2 Samuel (2).
Where is Israelites first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Exodus 9:7: "And Pharaoh sent, and, behold, there was not one of the cattle of the Israelites dead. And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people go." The last is 2 Corinthians 11:22.
More word counts: Ephraim, Benjamin, Manasseh, Levi, Reuben, Gad, Dan, Naphtali, or all 484 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 2026-10-22.