Interesting Bible Facts

BIBLE TRIVIADID YOU KNOW THAT…

• The Bible, the world's best-selling book, is also the world's most shoplifted book.
• An estimated 6 BILLION BIBLES were printed between 1815 and 1975.
• Worldwide, over 50 Bibles are sold EACH MINUTE, or 72,000 DAILY.
• 40 men wrote the Bible over a period of approximately 1500 years.
• The Bible was written in 3 languages: Hebrew, Aramaic, and Koine Greek.
• The first word in the Bible is “IN” – Gen. 1:1.
• The last word in the Bible is “AMEN” – Rev. 22:21.
• There are 66 books in the Bible, 39 in the Old Testament & 27 in the New Testament.
• The Bible has been divided into 1189 chapters consisting of over 31,000 verses.
• The shortest book in the Bible is 2 John.
• The longest book in the Bible is Psalms.
• The longest Word in the Bible is "Mahershalalhashbaz" - Isaiah 8:1
• The shortest verse in the Bible is John 11:35 - "Jesus wept.”
• Esther is the only book in the Bible that does not contain the word "God."
• Methuselah is the oldest man on record: 969 years - Genesis 5:27.
• The second oldest man is Jared – 962 years, followed by Noah – 950 years.
• The raven is the first bird mentioned in the Bible – Gen. 8:7; the second is a dove – Gen. 8:8.
• “Christian" (or “Christians") appear only 3 times in the Bible: Acts 11:26, 26:28 and 1 Pet. 4:16.
• "Grandmother" appears only once in the KJV Bible - 2 Tim. 1:5.
• Dogs are mentioned 14 times in the Bible, but domestic cats are not mentioned at all.
• THE ONLY PERFECT BOOK IN EXISTENCE IS THE BIBLE – “The entirety of Your word is truth, And every one of Your righteous judgments endures forever.”  Psalm 119:160

 Jesus, always Jesus!
 
Dennis