# Is “Lucifer” in the Bible?

> Only in the King James Bible. “Lucifer” appears once in the King James Bible, but not in modern translations like the Lumin Translation.

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/is-it-in-the-bible/lucifer
By Andrew Kittridge · October 28, 2026

The King James Version says Lucifer once, in Isaiah 14:12. It is Latin for “light bearer,” the morning star. Modern translations say “morning star.”

- Lumin Translation: 0
- King James Version: 1, first in Isaiah 14:12

> How you have fallen from heaven, morning star, son of the dawn! How you have been cut down to the ground, you who laid the nations low!
>
> — [Isaiah 14:12](https://www.lumin.faith/read/isaiah/14#12) (Lumin Translation)

## Common questions

### Is “Lucifer” in the Bible?

Only in the King James Bible. “Lucifer” appears once in the King James Bible, but not in modern translations like the Lumin Translation. The King James Version says Lucifer once, in Isaiah 14:12. It is Latin for “light bearer,” the morning star. Modern translations say “morning star.”

### How many times is “Lucifer” in the Bible?

Lucifer is not in the Lumin Translation and once in the King James Bible. Counts are of exact word forms.

### Where is “Lucifer” first mentioned in the Bible?

In the King James Bible, lucifer first appears in Isaiah 14:12.

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