Here are some possible methods of arriving at a body count: -
Everyone mentioned except Enoch and Elijah, as per Bob Jones's
note - Only those mentioned of meeting an untimely end - Those
mentioned as meeting an untimely end, plus reasonable
assumptions about casualties on all sides in battles, famines or
other events mentioned Since the OT is not history in the modern
sense, the count would only be a rough estimate and the margin
of error would be inestimable. From a scholarly viewpoint, the
number would not be useful, as there is no other number with
which to compare it. It's not like asking "how many people were
killed in WWII", an historical event for which we have some
reliable records. We would then have to ask what the purpose of
arriving at this number is. Here are some possibilities: - Proof
that the OT outlook on life is essentially violent and
retributive - Proof that despite the violent surroundings, the
OT produced prophecy of high moral vision - Proof that the OT is
inferior (or superior) to som