Gold is mentioned 417 times in the King James Version of the Bible. You will find the precious metal 391 times in the Old Testament and 26 times in the New Testament.
Silver is mentioned 320 times in the Bible (KJV). It appears 302 times in the Old Testament and 18 times in the New Testament.
Altogether, gold and silver are found in the Bible 737 times.
Gold and silver appears together in the same verse 164 times. One of those times is when God says all the gold and silver belongs to him.
(Haggai 2:8) The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the LORD of hosts.
The First And Last Golden Scriptures
The first scripture to mention gold is:
(Gen.2:11) The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;
The last gold scripture in the Bible is:
(Rev. 21:21) And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.
The First And Last Silver Verses In The Bible
The first silver verse is:
(Gen 13:2) And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.
The last silver scripture is:
(Rev 18:12) The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,
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