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Periodic Table Elements Mentioned in the Bible

Can you name the 7 periodic table elements mentioned in the Bible?
They did not know these were elements, but mentioned them anyway
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101 Recent Comments
Findlay
+60
Level 80
Mar 19, 2018
Could have sworn there was a reference to Rutherfordium somewhere in Exodus...
JackintheBox
+2
Level 82
Apr 6, 2020
I don't think so (and I haven't read the Royal Bible)
sacheth9
+10
Level 65
Feb 25, 2023
*sighs*
kalbahamut
+36
Level 79
Apr 7, 2018
No frankensteinsense or myrrh?
Dynoko
+9
Level 47
Apr 7, 2018
they aren't elements
ander217
+86
Level 73
Apr 7, 2018
I weep for the death of humor.
JackintheBox
+1
Level 82
Apr 6, 2020
@Dynoko correct
JackintheBox
+4
Level 82
Apr 6, 2020
@ander humour*
77741
+9
Level 21
Nov 4, 2024
humyrrh*
AlexaStone
+1
Level 33
Mar 13, 2025
Why? Why must you fracture my brain in such ways?
friedsquirrel
+2
Level 58
Sep 17, 2025
@jackinthebox

you don't have any sense of humor do you jack

Jacktheguy
+8
Level 93
May 31, 2020
Humor's the American spelling, so I think ander is fine in this case.
Prot
+4
Level 55
May 31, 2020
But he's right, myrrh is a very dangerous animal, not an element.
EcceHomo
+1
Level 86
Nov 15, 2024
A balm? What are you giving him a balm for? It might bite him.
JackintheBox
+1
Level 82
Apr 6, 2020
@kal frankincense*
ander217
+27
Level 73
May 31, 2020
Once again, I weep for the death of humor/humour.
JackintheBox
+1
Level 82
May 31, 2020
Just correcting a tpyo 😊
Sifhraven
+10
Level 76
Jun 2, 2020
No you corrected an intentional play on words (whether it is humor or even humour is another discussion, but most definitely not a typo)
JackintheBox
+9
Level 82
Jun 2, 2020
All play and no work makes boy a dull Jack
sacheth9
+9
Level 65
Oct 10, 2020
@jack *typo
Roger77024
+15
Level 56
Apr 7, 2018
No hydrogen, but what about he lion?
JackintheBox
+2
Level 82
May 31, 2020
You mean helium?
sacheth9
+6
Level 65
May 14, 2024
@jack are you serious right now bro
BelgianFries
+4
Level 47
Nov 10, 2020
r/boneappletea
SirPhilippines
+27
Level 73
Mar 12, 2021
Sir, this isn't Reddit
McKenzieFam
+13
Level 68
May 14, 2024
j/notreddit
Malbaby
+6
Level 70
Apr 7, 2018
I think Diamond should count, it is pure carbon and is mentioned in the Bible.
CombatWombat
+30
Level 84
Apr 7, 2018
It's not an element, like you said, it's made out of carbon
Malbaby
+14
Level 70
Apr 9, 2018
Carbon is an element
WolfCam
+8
Level 67
Apr 9, 2018
But they never Said the word CARBON
TWM03
+28
Level 72
Sep 16, 2018
They never said any of these words as it wasn't originally written in English.
maur85
+4
Level 73
May 14, 2024
I think hydrogen and oxygen should count as the Bible mentions water
Eggette
+1
Level 43
May 14, 2024
Water is a chemical composition, not an element. Using your argument, you could say any material should count.
maur85
+2
Level 73
May 17, 2024
That was exactly my point, in response to the carbon comments
Bonzo65
+28
Level 74
Apr 7, 2018
Mesopotamium? Babylonium? Thessalonium? Shurely shome mishtake.
kalbahamut
+19
Level 79
Apr 8, 2018
But first, Corinthium.
roleybob
+7
Level 73
May 3, 2019
Is Sean Connery in the room?
ChineseChen
+3
Level 70
Nov 2, 2020
Sean Connery is dead now.
turnbacktwo
+2
Level 46
Feb 19, 2021
Jetpunkium?
JackintheBox
+2
Level 82
Apr 6, 2020
Not real elements
ander217
+16
Level 73
May 31, 2020
I cast my votes for Nebuchadnezzarium and Melchizedekium. (Jack, occasionally you really need to think outside the box.)
JackintheBox
+4
Level 82
May 31, 2020
They aren't on my Periodic Table.
Jeremy
+18
Level 79
Jun 1, 2020
At this point I can't tell whether or not @JackintheBox is trolling on every quiz or if he just has no sense of humor.
Sifhraven
+4
Level 76
Jun 2, 2020
Think outside of the table then, if you elements aren't in a box
WoodyJohnson
+1
Level 63
Apr 7, 2018
should be accepted latin names like cuprum, plumbum or symbols Cu, Pb etc.
martay
+42
Level 69
Apr 7, 2018
Are you reading the Vulgate on Sundays or something? There have been a few changes since the Council of Trent you might want to catch up on.
WoodyJohnson
+1
Level 63
May 18, 2018
Excuse me mr. witty, why for example gold has a symbol Au? Becouse of "gold" or becouse of latin "Aurum"? Many of chemicans still use latin names. Imo although symbols should be accepted.
roleybob
+11
Level 73
Jun 14, 2019
So go and take the Latin version of the quiz
JackintheBox
+5
Level 82
Apr 6, 2020
Pretty difficult to do since there isn't a Latin JetPunk.
cornflakesfu
+2
Level 89
Apr 7, 2018
Too bad there wasn't a character in the bible called Liam. Then we totally could have had another element with a line like this: "Verily, I am he. Liam, they call me."
Quizzer6794
+6
Level 66
Apr 7, 2018
And if he was an element, it would be called Lium.
JoeBurns
+2
Level 33
Apr 9, 2018
I've seen Rutherfordium in there
bb11145
+4
Level 46
Apr 13, 2018
You sure 'sulfur' is mentioned, rather than brimstone?
Quizmaster
+8
Level ∞
Mar 4, 2020
Two words for the same thing. Many modern bibles use "sulfur".

https://www.biblestudytools.com/search/?s=bibles&q=sulfur

GeoDude
+6
Level 46
Mar 30, 2019
What about Krypton? It's where Superman was born
kalbahamut
+19
Level 79
Sep 8, 2019
You're thinking of a different popular work of fiction.
JackintheBox
+3
Level 82
Apr 6, 2020
Bible is fiction?
Jacktheguy
+15
Level 93
May 29, 2020
Pretty much. Well, most of it, anyway.
MG17
+13
Level 43
May 31, 2020
Jacktheguy, no. Almost all the teachings of the bible are true, and have come, or will come, to be fulfilled.
Jacktheguy
+13
Level 93
May 31, 2020
Oh no, not this again...
nerdalert
+2
Level 89
Jun 2, 2020
Don't cut yourself on that edge.
ChineseChen
+5
Level 70
Aug 28, 2020
MG getting too religious again...
Fianchetto
+6
Level 79
Jan 29, 2024
kal isn't getting too anti-religious?
kalbahamut
+4
Level 79
Jul 31, 2022
I feel sorry for anyone who is so behind the times that they think pointing out the Bible is a work of fiction, something that has been well established for 2000 years now, is done to appear "edgy." (and then parrot some trendy, dareisay "edgy"-sounding, phrase to articulate this point of view)

"What can we do to appear hip to the kids today and sell them more 7-Up?"

"Why don't we quote David Hume? Tweens love David Hume!"

raneman11
+3
Level 68
Jul 31, 2022
Lol, don't cut yourself on that edge
TheOrca
+7
Level 54
Jul 31, 2022
@kalbahamut, the Bible is historically accurate and even if you don't believe the doctrine or the prophecies, it is still mostly not a work of fiction.
kalbahamut
+3
Level 79
Aug 1, 2022
It is not. Try reading some book other than the Bible sometime, and you might know this. This observation was last edgy sometime around the late Bronze Age.
KingXXI21
+2
Level 75
Jul 26, 2025
Yeah no. The bible is like 50% accurate. I'm not saying it's 100% always right, but it is a relatively accurate history of the Israelites up through Jesus. If you don't believe in the supernatural things spoken of, so be it. But either way the other things did happen.
TheExtraMenu
+3
Level 66
May 14, 2024
cmon man… that’s not cool
DavidH4190
+8
Level 32
Oct 25, 2019
Carbon (coal, diamond) Exodus 28:18
nitrogenous
+1
Level 23
Apr 19, 2021
yes yes carbon was the first one i said
applescrumper
+6
Level 46
May 31, 2020
I felt almost certain "quicksilver" got a mention somewhere in the Hebrew portion of the Bible, so I kept trying to input "mercury"... but nope, it was just my memory playing tricks on me. Must have been a different ancient text!
MG17
+1
Level 43
May 31, 2020
Wonderful quiz!
Damangio
+2
Level 64
Jun 2, 2020
Sulfur, you tricky nonmetal, you!
CardinalSin
+19
Level 82
Jun 2, 2020
Surely hydrogen was mentioned in the second book of Maccabes: "Verily, I say unto you, two hydrogen atoms met at the forum and one saith unto the other 'Hey, I think that I have lost an electron!' The other replieth 'Verily?' And the first respondeth 'Yea. I'm positive.'"
sacheth9
+1
Level 65
Oct 15, 2020
This quiz has the best comment section ever!!
NV1
+1
Level 55
Feb 13, 2021
With 818 likes!
turnbacktwo
+12
Level 46
Dec 23, 2020
Like this comment if you are a jetpunk user
sacheth9
+4
Level 65
Feb 14, 2021
Stop trying to dethrone @TinklePork ;)
turnbacktwo
+1
Level 46
Feb 17, 2021
Reached 100 comments
NV1
+1
Level 55
Mar 15, 2021
939 likes
Koopa
+1
Level 88
Jan 31, 2022
I think brimstone is mentioned. Is that why sulfur is on here, or does the word sulfur actually appear in the Bible?
sumguy
+1
Level 87
Jul 31, 2022
Many English translations say sulfur.
JackBeNimble
+1
Level 82
Jul 31, 2022
It just depends on the translation. I grew up with the King James version, so "brimstone" is what comes to mind for me, but plenty of other versions use "sulfur," especially the more modern ones.
gonzit
+2
Level 72
Jul 31, 2022
Weird seeing the Bible and science together in any way
nromero02
+6
Level 68
Jul 31, 2022
You're telling me they didn't mention Roentgentium in the Bible? Crazy
kiwiquizzer
+2
Level 68
Jul 31, 2022
I don't think Roentgentium is mentioned anywhere.
sacheth9
+4
Level 65
Feb 25, 2023
it was a joke
DukeOfLorraine
+4
Level 67
Jul 31, 2022
I'm surprised arsenic and mercury are not mentionned.
JackBeNimble
+2
Level 82
Jul 31, 2022
I was half expecting mercury too.
Sifhraven
+1
Level 76
May 14, 2024
Apart from the correct ones I think I only tried oxygen and arsenic. Ow wait I tried zinc and nickel too i think.
Sparkletastix
+1
Level 21
Mar 16, 2023
all 7 in 10 seconds

this quiz is easy

RoyalCat
+2
Level 23
Apr 3, 2023
I only thought of Sulfur cause its supposed to be what's in hell but I forgot everything else T-T
sacheth9
+1
Level 65
May 14, 2024
Great quiz, with probably the best comments section on JetPunk
TheExtraMenu
+1
Level 66
May 14, 2024
you sure love taking this quiz every year huh
Jato
+12
Level 70
May 14, 2024
It’s a huge shame that the most liked comment of JetPunk has basically been hidden from the comment section. To find it nowadays, you must scroll all the way down, click “load all comments”, wait, and scroll all the way back up. It’d be optimal if comments could be sorted by most popular/newest on top so that popular comments, as well as new comments, can easily be seen.
Bhanav
+1
Level 57
Oct 28, 2024
I was searching for that one
BlackLab
+1
Level 66
May 15, 2024
Plutonium is an element mentioned in the bible. It's in the back somewhere towards the end.
GeoNat
+2
Level 55
May 15, 2024
The mentioned Lithium when Jesus was asked what his favorite Nirvana song was
RobNobody
+4
Level 80
Oct 6, 2024
Come on, helium is mentioned a bunch of times! For instance, right here in Genesis: "And on the seventh day, He rested."
WOFfan21
+1
Level 62
Jun 10, 2025
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