How many times is raven mentioned in the Bible?
The word raven appears 6 times in the King James Version, in 6 verses. Counting every form (raven, ravens), it appears 11 times in 11 verses across 10 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses raven 6 times (11 with every form).
Raven in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of raven counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| raven | 6 | 6 |
| ravens | 5 | 5 |
| Total | 11 | 11 |
Which books mention raven most
Raven appears in 10 books of the 66 in the King James Version. 1 Kings has the most (2), then Genesis (1) and Leviticus (1).
First and last mention of raven
And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.
Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?
Verses with raven on our topic pages
1 verse that uses raven in the World English Bible is in our topic collections.
Consider the ravens: they don’t sow, they don’t reap, they have no warehouse or barn, and God feeds them. How much more valuable are you than birds!
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Common questions
How many times is raven in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 10 of the 11 uses are in the Old Testament and 1 in the New Testament. Raven appears in 10 books of the 66 in the King James Version. 1 Kings has the most (2), then Genesis (1) and Leviticus (1).
Where is raven first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Genesis 8:7: "And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth." The last is Luke 12:24.
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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.