YouTube Analysis Tallies Biblical Deaths Attributed to Divine Intervention

A YouTube video by creator Tommie Trelawny, featured on Open Culture, investigates the number of deaths attributed to God in the Bible. The analysis focuses on the Old Testament, using the King James Version to compile a detailed count. Trelawny's initial tally, based on explicit numbers in the text, reaches 2,559,449 fatalities. This includes incidents such as 50,070 men killed for looking at the Ark of the Covenant and 185,000 soldiers slain by an angel in one night. To account for events without specific figures, like the global flood, historical estimates are incorporated, raising the total to approximately 24.7 million deaths. The video contrasts this with other cultural deities, such as China's Leigong, noting the scale of divine intervention in biblical narratives. The content is part of Open Culture's coverage of religious and cultural topics, with related links to articles on biblical apocalypse, Satan's origins, and angelic depictions. The piece is written by Colin Marshall, based in Seoul, who focuses on urban and cultural studies.