Where is Satan mentioned in the Bible?

Answer 1

Satan has a few names in The Bible. You can Google the names, but here are a few: serpent, adversary, devil, evil one, Lucifer, prince of this world, murderer, father of lies, etc. I have also included some other scriptures that are referenced to Satan in the Old Testament/Covenant. You can see most books in the New Testament/Covenant refers to Satan.

Genesis 3

2 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 21

Job 1 & 2

Isaiah 14

Ezekiel 28

Zechariah 3

Answer 2

Prior to the Babylonian Exile, Judaism had no heaven or hell - souls of the dead simply went to a place of rest, sheol, regardless of the life that had been led. There was no Satan and no angels. The notion of Satan entered Judaism during the Babylonian Exile, so no biblical Book written before that time contains any reference to Satan. Chronicles was actually written during the Exile, as a revision to the Deuteronomic History, and thus is the first book in the Bible to contain the name Satan. 1 Chronicles 21:1: "And Satan stood up against Israel and provoked David to number Israel."

Because the Book of Kings (part of the Deuteronomic history) was written before the Exile, the corresponding passage contains no mention of Satan.

Many Christians believe that the serpent of Genesis chapter 3 was Satan in disguise, but for this to be so Satan must have successfully deceived God. When God realised that Adam and Eve had eaten the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, he did not condemn Satan; he condemned serpents (snakes) saying that henceforth all snakes will crawl on their bellies.

Satan is described in Job as the loyal assistant of God, whose role was to test the righteousness of God's people. There is a brief mention in the Book of Zechariah.

In the King James Version, Psalms 109:6 refers to Satan, but the Hebrew Masoretic text for Psalm 109:6 (in English translation) only refers to an Adversary.

Finally, the New Testament contains numerous references to Satan. In Christian theology, Satan is the devil, the adversary of God.