When did the name Satan first appear in the Bible?

Answer 1

Satan is not mentioned in any book of The Bible written before the time of the Babylonian Exile, when the Jews came into contact with the Zoroastrian religion and arguably learnt of this concept. The Chronicler, living during or shortly after the Exile, rewrote the Deuteronomic history, updating some parts to suit later theological, political and social needs. He retrospectively inserted Satan into 1 Chronicles 21:1, although Satan is absent from the original passage in Kings: "And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel." The psalms were also written during and after the Exile, and Psalm 109 mentions Satan. The Book of Job is also from this period, although some parts are much older.