How many times is star mentioned in the Bible?
The word star appears 15 times in the King James Version, in 14 verses. Counting every form (star, stars), it appears 66 times in 63 verses across 27 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses star 16 times (67 with every form).
Star in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of star counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| star | 15 | 16 |
| stars | 51 | 51 |
| Total | 66 | 67 |
Which books mention star most
Star appears in 27 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Revelation has the most (14), then Genesis (5) and Job (5).
Also in: Judges (1), 1 Chronicles (1), Ecclesiastes (1), Jeremiah (1), Ezekiel (1), Obadiah (1), Nahum (1), Mark (1), Luke (1), Hebrews (1), 2 Peter (1), Jude (1).
First and last mention of star
And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.
The verse that uses it most is 1 Corinthians 15:41, 3 times:
There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory.
Where the two translations differ
1 verse matches in the KJV but not in the World English Bible, and 2 verses match only in the World English Bible, usually because the other translation chose a different word there.
Amos 5:8: counted in the KJV only
Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name:
seek him who made the Pleiades and Orion, and turns the shadow of death into the morning, and makes the day dark with night; who calls for the waters of the sea, and pours them out on the surface of the earth, Yahweh is his name,
Deuteronomy 17:3: counted in the World English Bible only
And hath gone and served other gods, and worshipped them, either the sun, or moon, or any of the host of heaven, which I have not commanded;
and has gone and served other gods, and worshiped them, or the sun, or the moon, or any of the stars of the sky, which I have not commanded;
Isaiah 14:12: counted in the World English Bible only
How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
How you have fallen from heaven, morning star, son of the dawn! How you are cut down to the ground, who laid the nations low!
Verses with star on our topic pages
6 verses that use star in the World English Bible are in our topic collections.
and lest you lift up your eyes to the sky, and when you see the sun and the moon and the stars, even all the army of the sky, you are drawn away and worship them, and serve them, which Yahweh your God has allotted to all the peoples under the whole sky.
On: Idolatry
When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have ordained;
How you have fallen from heaven, morning star, son of the dawn! How you are cut down to the ground, who laid the nations low!
On: Demons
You said in your heart, “I will ascend into heaven! I will exalt my throne above the stars of God! I will sit on the mountain of assembly, in the far north!
On: Demons
Those who are wise will shine as the brightness of the expanse. Those who turn many to righteousness will shine as the stars forever and ever.
On: Evangelism
But immediately after the oppression of those days, the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light, the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken;
Common questions
How many times is star in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 37 of the 66 uses are in the Old Testament and 29 in the New Testament. Star appears in 27 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Revelation has the most (14), then Genesis (5) and Job (5).
Where is star first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Genesis 1:16: "And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also." The last is Revelation 22:16.
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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.