How many times is Nebo mentioned in the Bible?
The word Nebo appears 14 times in the King James Version, in 14 verses. It is found in 7 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Nebo 13 times.
Nebo in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Nebo counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Nebo | 14 | 13 |
| Total | 14 | 13 |
What the name Nebo means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Nebo as "that speaks or prophesies".
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 Nebo most
Nebo appears in 7 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Numbers and Jeremiah share the most, 3 each.
First and last mention of Nebo
Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon,
And upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and upon Beth-diblathaim,
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.
Jeremiah 39:3: counted in the KJV only
And all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, even Nergal-sharezer, Samgar-nebo, Sarsechim, Rab-saris, Nergal-sharezer, Rabmag, with all the residue of the princes of the king of Babylon.
All the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, Nergal Sharezer, Samgarnebo, Sarsechim, Rabsaris, Nergal Sharezer, Rabmag, with all the rest of the princes of the king of Babylon.
Common questions
How many times is Nebo in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 14 of the 14 uses are in the Old Testament and 0 in the New Testament. Nebo appears in 7 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Numbers and Jeremiah share the most, 3 each.
Where is Nebo first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Numbers 32:3: "Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon," The last is Jeremiah 48:22.
What does the name Nebo mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Nebo as "that speaks or prophesies".
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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.