The word in Scripture

Mountain in the Bible

The word mountain appears 137 times in the King James Version of the Bible. A mountain is a place of meeting God and a symbol of His kingdom. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What mountain means in the Bible

A mountain is a place of meeting God and a symbol of His kingdom.

Where the word mountain appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word mountain appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled.”Psalms 30:7

“Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.”Psalms 48:1

“And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.”Matthew 15:29

“And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,”Matthew 17:1

“And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.”Luke 4:5

“Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.”John 4:21

“And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples.”John 6:3

“And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.”Revelation 6:14