Encyclopedia entry
Stars
The eleven stars (Gen. 37:9); the seven (Amos 5:8); wandering (Jude 1:13); seen in the east at the birth of Christ, probably some luminous meteors miraculously formed for this specific purpose (Matt. 2:2-10); stars worshipped (Deut. 4:19; 2 Kings 17:16; 21:3; Jer. 19:13); spoken of symbolically (Num. 24:17; Rev. 1:16, 20; 12:1). (See ASTROLOGERS.)
In the Bible
54
Verses where Stars is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Chronicles 27:23
David did not count the men aged twenty or under, because the LORD had said that He would make Israel as numerous as the stars of the sky.
- 1 Corinthians 15:41
The sun has one degree of splendor, the moon another, and the stars another; and star differs from star in splendor.
- Acts 27:20
When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the great storm continued to batter us, we abandoned all hope of being saved.
- Amos 5:8
He who made the Pleiades and Orion, who turns darkness into dawn and darkens day into night, who summons the waters of the sea and pours them over the face of the earth— the LORD is His name—
- Daniel 8:10
It grew as high as the host of heaven, and it cast down some of the host and some of the stars to the earth and trampled them.
- Daniel 12:3
Then the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever and ever.
+48 more verses naming Stars.
Scripture on Stars
56
See all 56 +−
- Revelation 12Genesis 1Genesis 15Genesis 22Genesis 26Exodus 32Numbers 24Deuteronomy 1Deuteronomy 10Deuteronomy 28Judges 52 Kings 171 Chronicles 27Nehemiah 4Nehemiah 9Job 3Job 9Job 22Job 25Job 38Psalms 8Psalms 33Psalms 136Psalms 147Psalms 148Ecclesiastes 12Song of Solomon 6Isaiah 13Isaiah 14Isaiah 34Isaiah 47Jeremiah 19Jeremiah 31Ezekiel 32Daniel 8Daniel 12Joel 2Joel 3Obadiah 1Nahum 3Matthew 2Matthew 24Mark 13Luke 21Acts 271 Corinthians 15Hebrews 11Revelation 2Revelation 3Revelation 6Revelation 8
Voices on Stars
20
Surfaced by name match — accuracy varies by title clarity.
Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Public-domain text. Modernized only where archaic spelling impedes reading; original facts preserved. Verify against an authoritative modern reference before quoting.


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