How many times is heaven mentioned in the Bible?

618 times in the Berean Standard Bible (591 verses) and 716 times in the King James Version (670 verses).

Counts include heaven and heavens. The word means both the sky and the dwelling of God.

Where it appears most (BSB)

First verses (BSB)

1. Genesis 1:1

   In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

2. Genesis 2:1

   Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.

3. Genesis 2:4

   This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made them.

4. Genesis 6:17

   And behold, I will bring floodwaters upon the earth to destroy every creature under the heavens that has the breath of life. Everything on the earth will perish.

5. Genesis 7:11

   In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, on the seventeenth day of the second month, all the fountains of the great deep burst forth, and the floodgates of the heavens were opened.

6. Genesis 7:19

   Finally, the waters completely inundated the earth, so that all the high mountains under all the heavens were covered.

7. Genesis 8:2

   The springs of the deep and the floodgates of the heavens were closed, and the rain from the sky was restrained.

8. Genesis 11:4

   “Come,” they said, “let us build for ourselves a city with a tower that reaches to the heavens, that we may make a name for ourselves and not be scattered over the face of all the earth.”

9. Genesis 14:19

   and he blessed Abram and said: “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,

10. Genesis 14:22

    But Abram replied to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand to the LORD God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,

11. Genesis 15:5

    And the LORD took him outside and said, “Now look to the heavens and count the stars, if you are able.” Then He told him, “So shall your offspring be.”

12. Genesis 19:24

    Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens.

Counted by Steady across all 31,086 BSB verses and 31,102 KJV verses, matching whole words, any capitalization. Count any other word with the Bible word counter.