How many times is rainbow mentioned in the Bible?
The word rainbow appears 2 times in the King James Version, in 2 verses. It is found in 1 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses rainbow 6 times.
Rainbow in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of rainbow counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| rainbow | 2 | 6 |
| Total | 2 | 6 |
Which books mention rainbow most
Rainbow appears in 1 book of the 66 in the King James Version. Revelation has the most (2).
First and last mention of rainbow
And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.
And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:
Where the two translations differ
0 verses match in the KJV but not in the World English Bible, and 4 verses match only in the World English Bible, usually because the other translation chose a different word there.
Genesis 9:13: counted in the World English Bible only
I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.
I set my rainbow in the cloud, and it will be a sign of a covenant between me and the earth.
Genesis 9:14: counted in the World English Bible only
And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud:
When I bring a cloud over the earth, that the rainbow will be seen in the cloud,
Common questions
How many times is rainbow in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 0 of the 2 uses are in the Old Testament and 2 in the New Testament. Rainbow appears in 1 book of the 66 in the King James Version. Revelation has the most (2).
Where is rainbow first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Revelation 4:3: "And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald." The last is Revelation 10:1.
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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.