Overview
The Bible addresses whoredom across 10 verses, drawn from both the Old and New Testaments. These passages cluster most in Revelation, Leviticus and Deuteronomy. Closely related themes include Horn, Adultery, Alliance and Society with the Enemies of God and Judges of Israel. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Moses, Jezebel, Jehu and Jesus.
Key Bible verses about whoredom
Old Testament
New Testament
Revelation
And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:
With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.
So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: decked: Gr. gilded
And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. harlots: or, fornications
And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.
People in the Bible and whoredom
Biblical figures whose stories intersect with this theme.
In the Bible dictionary
Studying whoredom for yourself
- Begin with Leviticus 19:29, then read the passages below in canonical order.
- Compare how Revelation, Leviticus and Deuteronomy each treat the theme.
- Consider the lives of Moses, Jezebel and Jehu and how their stories intersect with it.
- Widen the study to related themes: Horn, Adultery, Alliance and Society with the Enemies of God and Judges of Israel.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Bible say about whoredom?
The Bible addresses whoredom across 10 verses, drawn from both the Old and New Testaments. These passages cluster most in Revelation, Leviticus and Deuteronomy. Closely related themes include Horn, Adultery, Alliance and Society with the Enemies of God and Judges of Israel. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Moses, Jezebel, Jehu and Jesus.
How many Bible verses are about whoredom?
The Bible references whoredom in 10 verses (King James Version).
Where does the Bible first mention whoredom?
In canonical order, the first of these passages is Leviticus 19:29: “Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness. prostitute: Heb. profane”
Which people in the Bible are associated with whoredom?
Moses, Jezebel, Jehu and Jesus.
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