DID YOU KNOW…
· Adam’s name is from the Hebrew word “adama”, which means “ground.”
· The oldest nearly complete Bible is the Codex Vaticanus, dated around 400 A.D. and located in the Vatican library in Rome.
· The Bible is the very first printed book, using Johannes Gutenberg's moveable print Machine in 1455.
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· John Wycliffe produced the first translation of the entire Bible into English around 1380. Following his death, his corpse was exhumed and burned by Catholic authorities as a punishment.
· There are over 80,000 different versions of the Bible worldwide, including around 450 English versions.
· Two books of the Bible are named after women: Esther and Ruth.
· Moses contributed the most books to the Old Testament. He wrote the first five books of the Bible (referred to as the Pentateuch).
· The centermost verse in the Bible is Psalm 118 – “It is better to trust in the Lord than put confidence in man.”
· In 1631, Robert Barker published a Bible translation dubbed “The Sinner’s Bible” because it inadvertently omitted the word “not” in the 7th Commandment: “Thou shalt commit adultery.” About 1,000 copies were distributed before anyone noticed.
· The largest Bible on record weighs over 1,000 pounds and is nearly 4 feet tall. It is housed at the Abilene Christian University in Texas.
· Although about 150 animal species are mentioned in the Bible, the domestic house cat is completely omitted.
· China produces more bibles than any other nation.
· The word “disciple” (or disciples") appears over 250 times in reputable translations.
· The word “Christian" (or “Christians") appears only 3 times in reputable translations – Acts 11:26, 26:28 and 1 Pet. 4:16.
· The Bible has inspired more song lyrics than any other book in the world.
· The Bible is the only divinely inspired book that reveals the way to heaven – “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me” (Jn 14:6).
Be a Light for Christ in 2025!
Dennis