Where in the Bible is pi mentioned?

Answer 1

Nowhere in any Book or Verse does The Bible refer to Pi.

You are probably thinking of 1 Kings 7:23 which some people believe references Pi. But, it does not mention Pi.

What it says Solomon's circular sea was 10 cubits wide and "it took a line of 30 cubits to go around it." People now use that to claim that, "The Bible says that Pi=3." But even most skeptics find that rather silly, as the claim assumes that Biblical writers measured a *perfect* circle with modern accuracy, and no rounding. This claim also assumes that Biblical writers were familiar with the concept of Pi, but they were not familiar with this. Pi as a mathematical concept comes hundreds of years after the Bible was written.

1 Kings 7:23 NIV

He [Solomon] made the Sea of cast metal, circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim [diameter = 10] and five cubits high. It took a line of thirty cubits to measure around it. [circumference = 30]

Circumference = PI x diameter. But some argue that the Bible "seemingly" tells us that PI = 3.

Debunkers of the Bible then say, "this is obviously false or a mistake and therefore the Bible cannot be from God." This reasoning is faulty because Pi was not a known concept that that time.

However, Bible scholars maintain that the Bible was inspired by God, written by men. God's intent was not to provide a scientific or mathematical text, but to reveal spiritual truths. There are numerous other scientific, mathematical, medical, astronomical, and other important areas of knowledge that were never addressed in the Bible.

For more information and an excellent explanation of why the Bible does not reference (or intend to reference) or define Pi, see Related Links. Some people refer to 1 kings 7:23 and indicate it refers to Pi...... its a clever ruse which uses some math to add values of words in that verse and so on ....