# Is “Thanksgiving” in the Bible? > Yes. “Thanksgiving” is in the Bible. It appears 29 times in the Lumin Translation and 28 times in the King James Bible. Source: https://www.lumin.faith/is-it-in-the-bible/thanksgiving By Andrew Kittridge · October 28, 2026 Thanksgiving is in the Bible, first for the thanksgiving sacrifice in Leviticus 7:12. Psalm 100:4: “Come through his gates with thanksgiving.” The American holiday is not. - Lumin Translation: 29, first in Leviticus 7:12 - King James Version: 28, first in Leviticus 7:12 ## Where it appears 29 verses in 12 books (Old Testament 20, New Testament 9). > If someone offers it as an expression of thanks, then along with the thanksgiving sacrifice he is to offer unleavened loaves mixed with oil, unleavened wafers spread with oil, and loaves of fine flour well mixed with oil. > > — [Leviticus 7:12](https://www.lumin.faith/read/leviticus/7#12) (Lumin Translation) > He is to present his offering with loaves of leavened bread along with his thanksgiving sacrifice of fellowship offerings. > > — [Leviticus 7:13](https://www.lumin.faith/read/leviticus/7#13) (Lumin Translation) > The meat of his thanksgiving sacrifice of fellowship offerings must be eaten on the day it is offered; he must not leave any of it until morning. > > — [Leviticus 7:15](https://www.lumin.faith/read/leviticus/7#15) (Lumin Translation) > When you sacrifice a thanksgiving sacrifice to Yahweh, sacrifice it so that it will be accepted on your behalf. > > — [Leviticus 22:29](https://www.lumin.faith/read/leviticus/22#29) (Lumin Translation) > and Mattaniah son of Mica, son of Zabdi, son of Asaph, the leader who began the thanksgiving in prayer; and Bakbukiah, the second among his brothers; and Abda son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun. > > — [Nehemiah 11:17](https://www.lumin.faith/read/nehemiah/11#17) (Lumin Translation) ## Common questions ### Is “Thanksgiving” in the Bible? Yes. “Thanksgiving” is in the Bible. It appears 29 times in the Lumin Translation and 28 times in the King James Bible. Thanksgiving is in the Bible, first for the thanksgiving sacrifice in Leviticus 7:12. Psalm 100:4: “Come through his gates with thanksgiving.” The American holiday is not. ### How many times is “Thanksgiving” in the Bible? Thanksgiving appears 29 times in the Lumin Translation and 28 times in the King James Bible. Counts are of exact word forms. ### Where is “Thanksgiving” first mentioned in the Bible? In the Lumin Translation, thanksgiving first appears in Leviticus 7:12: “If someone offers it as an expression of thanks, then along with the thanksgiving sacrifice he is to offer unleavened loaves mixed with oil, unleavened wafers spread with oil, and loaves of fine flour well mixed with…” ## More - [Is “God will not give you more than you can handle” in the Bible?](https://www.lumin.faith/is-it-in-the-bible/god-will-not-give-you-more-than-you-can-handle.md) - [Is “God works in mysterious ways” in the Bible?](https://www.lumin.faith/is-it-in-the-bible/god-works-in-mysterious-ways.md) - [Is “Be in the world but not of the world” in the Bible?](https://www.lumin.faith/is-it-in-the-bible/be-in-the-world-but-not-of-the-world.md) - [Is “To err is human, to forgive divine” in the Bible?](https://www.lumin.faith/is-it-in-the-bible/to-err-is-human-to-forgive-divine.md) - [Is “God gives his hardest battles to his strongest soldiers” in the Bible?](https://www.lumin.faith/is-it-in-the-bible/god-gives-his-hardest-battles-to-his-strongest-soldiers.md) - [Is “Cat” in the Bible?](https://www.lumin.faith/is-it-in-the-bible/cat.md) - [Is “Dragon” in the Bible?](https://www.lumin.faith/is-it-in-the-bible/dragon.md) - [Is “Jehovah” in the Bible?](https://www.lumin.faith/is-it-in-the-bible/jehovah.md) - [Check any word or a whole song](https://www.lumin.faith/bible-verse-checker)