Word search: Names of people mentioned most often in the Bible

A bit of Bible trivia

What person's name is the most-mentioned in the Bible? Here are the 16 most frequently used names. Can you find all of them in the word search puzzle grid? The names may run forward, backward, diagonally, vertically, or horizontally.

Note: The number of times a specific name appears can vary from translation to translation. The number of occurrences given in parenthesis is the count reported by BibleGateway.com for the New International Version.

For example, BibleGateway.com reports that the name Joab is used 128 times in the New King James Version. while it appears 129 times in the New International Version.

This difference in the number of occurrences is not due to material that is missing or has been added. It is simply due to how sentences are constructed and the number of times pronouns are used instead of the person's actual name.

grid of letters for word search puzzle

    -- Howard Culbertson,

puzzle solution

On the other end of the Spectrum

Some people are only mentioned once in the Bible. Those names include: Diotrephes, Eglon, Ehud, and Eliezer of Damascus.

Other names, like Agabus, Demetrius, Og and Onesimus, appear only twice.

Nouns that Appear Often in the Bible

Some of the most frequently used nouns in the Bible include:

  1. God -- Refers to the central figure of the Bible, the creator, and supreme being.
  2. Lord -- Often used to denote God, especially in the Old Testament.
  3. Israel -- Refers to the people chosen by God and their descendants, as well as the nation itself.
  4. Man -- Represents humanity in general
  5. Son -- Commonly used in the context of Jesus (Son of God) and in genealogies.
  6. House -- Often refers to a family lineage or a place of worship.
  7. King -- Refers to earthly rulers as well as God as the King of kings.
  8. Land -- Commonly refers to the Promised Land as well as other territories.
  9. People -- Refers to groups of humans, often specifically the Israelites.
  10. Day -- Used both literally (a 24-hour period) and figuratively (as in "the Day of the Lord").
  11. Heaven -- Refers to the dwelling place of God and sometimes the sky abvoe the Earth.
  12. Earth -- Refers to the planet, or land, or ground.
  13. Word -- Often refers to the teachings or commands of God.
  14. Spirit -- Refers to the Holy Spirit or the human spirit.
  15. Sin -- Represents moral wrongdoing or disobedience to God's commands.

The number of times a particular word occurs in the Bible will depend on which English translation is being consulted.

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