Bible Facts
- The word "Bible" simply means book. It comes from the Latin word biblia.
- The Bible was originally written in three languages; Hebrew, Aramic, and Greek.
- The entire Bible was written over a 1,500 year span.
- The Bible contains 66 books written by over 40 different authors.
- The Bible contains 1,189 chapters and over 31,000 verses.
- The longest book of the Bible is Psalms.
- The shortest book of the Bible is 3 John.
- The longest verse is Esther 8:9.
- The shortest verse is John 11:35 "Jesus wept."
- The Bible has been translated into over 1,200 languages.
- The Bible is the best selling book of all time.
- The Bible's longest word: Mahershalalhashbaz (Isaiah 8:1, 3)
- Stephen Langton first divided the Bible into chapters in 1228.
- The Old Testament was first divided by verses in 1448 and the New Testament in 1551.
- It takes about 70 hours to read the entire Bible.
- About 170,000 Bibles are distributed each day in the United States.
- According to a 1996 survey by the Barna Group, more than 90 percent of American households own a Bible. Only 31 percent of Americans read their Bible regularly.
- Testament means "covenant" or "contract."
- The first five books of the Bible are referred to as the Pentateuch; the foundation of the Bible.
- The Apostle Paul wrote over half of the New Testament (14 books).
- Methuselah was the oldest man whoever lived at 969 years old (Genesis 5:27).
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