How many times is Lebanon mentioned in the Bible?
The word Lebanon appears 71 times in the King James Version, in 64 verses. It is found in 16 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Lebanon 70 times.
Lebanon in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Lebanon counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 71 | 70 |
| Total | 71 | 70 |
What the name Lebanon means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Lebanon as "white, incense".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-22.
Which books mention Lebanon most
Lebanon appears in 16 books of the 66 in the King James Version. 1 Kings, 2 Chronicles and Isaiah share the most, 9 each.
Also in: Habakkuk (1).
First and last mention of Lebanon
Turn you, and take your journey, and go to the mount of the Amorites, and unto all the places nigh thereunto, in the plain, in the hills, and in the vale, and in the south, and by the sea side, to the land of the Canaanites, and unto Lebanon, unto the great river, the river Euphrates.
Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars.
The verse that uses it most is 2 Kings 14:9, 3 times (tied with 2 Chronicles 25:18):
And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle.
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.
Isaiah 35:2: counted in the KJV only
It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the LORD, and the excellency of our God.
It will blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing. Lebanon’s glory will be given to it, the excellence of Carmel and Sharon. They will see Yahweh’s glory, the excellence of our God.
Common questions
How many times is Lebanon in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 71 of the 71 uses are in the Old Testament and 0 in the New Testament. Lebanon appears in 16 books of the 66 in the King James Version. 1 Kings, 2 Chronicles and Isaiah share the most, 9 each.
Where is Lebanon first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Deuteronomy 1:7: "Turn you, and take your journey, and go to the mount of the Amorites, and unto all the places nigh thereunto, in the plain, in the hills, and in the vale, and in the south, and by the sea side, to the land of the Canaanites, and unto Lebanon, unto the great river, the river Euphrates." The last is Zechariah 11:1.
What does the name Lebanon mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Lebanon as "white, incense".
More word counts: Bethel, Shechem, Bashan, Syria, Gilgal, Persia, Macedonia, Ephesus, 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.