How many times is Shiloh mentioned in the Bible?
The word Shiloh appears 34 times in the King James Version, in 32 verses. It is found in 7 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Shiloh 33 times.
Shiloh in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Shiloh counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Shiloh | 34 | 33 |
| Total | 34 | 33 |
What the name Shiloh means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Shiloh as "sent".
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.
First and last mention of Shiloh
The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
That there came certain from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, even fourscore men, having their beards shaven, and their clothes rent, and having cut themselves, with offerings and incense in their hand, to bring them to the house of the LORD.
The verse that uses it most is Judges 21:21, 2 times (tied with 1 Samuel 3:21):
And see, and, behold, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in dances, then come ye out of the vineyards, and catch you every man his wife of the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.
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.
Genesis 49:10: counted in the KJV only
The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until he comes to whom it belongs. To him will the obedience of the peoples be.
Common questions
How many times is Shiloh in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 34 of the 34 uses are in the Old Testament and 0 in the New Testament. Shiloh appears in 7 books of the 66 in the King James Version. 1 Samuel has the most (10), then Joshua (9) and Judges (5).
Where is Shiloh first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Genesis 49:10: "The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be." The last is Jeremiah 41:5.
What does the name Shiloh mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Shiloh as "sent".
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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.