How many times is Jebusites mentioned in the Bible?
The word Jebusites appears 25 times in the King James Version, in 23 verses. Counting every form (Jebusites, Jebusite), it appears 39 times in 37 verses across 13 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Jebusites 15 times (41 with every form).
Jebusites in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Jebusites counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Jebusites | 25 | 15 |
| Jebusite | 14 | 26 |
| Total | 39 | 41 |
Which books mention Jebusites most
Jebusites appears in 13 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Joshua has the most (8), then Exodus (6) and 1 Chronicles (6).
First and last mention of Jebusites
And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite,
And I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and his abominations from between his teeth: but he that remaineth, even he, shall be for our God, and he shall be as a governor in Judah, and Ekron as a Jebusite.
The verse that uses it most is Joshua 15:63, 2 times (tied with Judges 1:21):
As for the Jebusites the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out: but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem unto this day.
Where the two translations differ
0 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.
Joshua 18:16: counted in the World English Bible only
And the border came down to the end of the mountain that lieth before the valley of the son of Hinnom, and which is in the valley of the giants on the north, and descended to the valley of Hinnom, to the side of Jebusi on the south, and descended to En-rogel,
The border went down to the farthest part of the mountain that lies before the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is in the valley of Rephaim northward. It went down to the valley of Hinnom, to the side of the Jebusite southward, and went down to En Rogel.
Joshua 18:28: counted in the World English Bible only
And Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi, which is Jerusalem, Gibeath, and Kirjath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.
Zelah, Eleph, the Jebusite (also called Jerusalem), Gibeath, and Kiriath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.
Common questions
How many times is Jebusites 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. Jebusites appears in 13 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Joshua has the most (8), then Exodus (6) and 1 Chronicles (6).
Where is Jebusites first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Genesis 10:16: "And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite," The last is Zechariah 9:7.
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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.