Bible Verses About Black History
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for black history, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 497 votes, led by Acts 17:26. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Black History
Acts 17:2652 votes
And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;
Galatians 3:2850 votes
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
Acts 13:134 votes
Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
Revelation 5:934 votes
And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
1 Kings 10:128 votes
And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the Lord, she came to prove him with hard questions.
John 3:1-1628 votes
There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:
Genesis 9:2524 votes
And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.
Song of Songs 1:524 votes
I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.
Song of Songs 1:624 votes
Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother’s children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept.
Esther 1:616 votes
Where were white, green, and blue, hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble.
Isaiah 53:216 votes
For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
Daniel 7:916 votes
I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire.
Deuteronomy 28:1-1014 votes
And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:
Galatians 1:1014 votes
For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.
Revelation 6:513 votes
And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.
Genesis 9:1-2912 votes
And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.
1 Kings 18:4512 votes
And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.
Jeremiah 4:2812 votes
For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black: because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not repent, neither will I turn back from it.
Daniel 7:9-10:612 votes
I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire.
Romans 13:1-712 votes
Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
Genesis 10:1-3210 votes
Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood.
Deuteronomy 30:1-610 votes
And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt call them to mind among all the nations, whither the Lord thy God hath driven thee,
Job 8:8-1010 votes
For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers:
Lamentations 4:810 votes
Their visage is blacker than a coal; they are not known in the streets: their skin cleaveth to their bones; it is withered, it is become like a stick.
Lamentations 5:1010 votes
Our skin was black like an oven because of the terrible famine.
What does the Bible say about black history?
Readers most often cite Acts 17:26 on the subject of black history. Across 497 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Galatians 3:28, Acts 13:1, Revelation 5:9. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.