Fun Facts About the Bible
You are how old...just a kid.......
Adam was 130 yrs old when Seth was born. Genesis 5:3
Noah was 600 yrs. old when God sent the flood. Genesis 7:6
Noah died at the age of 950 yrs. old. Genesis 9:29
Methuselah was the oldest living person in the Bible. He died at the ripe old age of 969. Genesis 5:27
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Goliath was over nine feet tall. 1 Samuel 17:4
Before a girl could be presented to King Xerxes, she had to put up with 12 months of beauty treatments. Esther 2:12
The Philistines offered gold rats as a guilt offering.
1 Samuel 6:18
Boaz gave Ruth and Naomi a load of barley as a present.
Ruth 3:15
Moses was more humble than anybody. Numbers 12:3
Quiz Time!
1. What is the shortest book in the Bible?
2. Who was chosen to replace Judas Iscariot after he hanged himself?
3. Who was turned down to fill Judas' place?
4. Who was Moses' father?
5. Who was a "wild donkey of a man?"
6. Who did Jesus take with Him to the mountain where He was transfigured?
7. Who said, "Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?"
Quiz Answers...
1. Psalm 117. It has two verses.
2. Matthias. Acts 1;23-26
3. Barsabbas a.k.a Justus a.k.a.Joseph. Acts 1:23
4. Amram, with some dispute. Numbers 26:59
5. Ishmael, Hagar's son. Genesis 16:12
6. Peter, James and John. Matthew 17:1
7. Nathanael. John 1:46
CAN YOU FIND 16 BOOKS OF THE BIBLE?
I ONCE MADE A REMARK ABOUT THE HIDDEN BOOKS OF THE BIBLE. IT
WAS A LULU, KEPT PEOPLE LOOKING SO HARD FOR THE FACTS AND FOR
OTHERS IT WAS A REVELATION. SOME WERE IN A JAM, ESPECIALLY
SINCE THE NAME OF THE BOOKS WERE NOT CAPITALIZED, BUT THE
TRUTH FINALLY STRUCK HOME TO NUMBERS OF READERY. TO OTHERS
IT WAS A REAL JOB. WE WANT IT TO BE A MOST FASCINATING FEW
MOMENTS FOR YOU. YES, THERE WILL BE SOME EASY ONES TO
SPOT. OTHERS MAY REQUIRE JUDGES TO HELP FIND THEM. I WILL
QUICKLY ADMIT IT USUALLY TAKES A MINISTER TO FIND ONE OF THEM,
AND THERE WILL BE LOUD LAMENTATIONS WHEN I T IS FOUND. A LITTLE
LADY SAYS SHE BREWS A CUP OF TEA SO SHE CAN CONCENTRATE BETTER.
SEE HOW WELL YOU CAN COMPETE. RELAX NOW FOR THERE REALLY
ARE SIXTEEN NAMES OF THE BOOKS OF THE BIBLE IN THIS STORY.
[ONE MINISTER FOUND FIFTEEN BOOKS IN TWENTY MINUTES...BUT IT TOOK HIM THREE WEEKS TO FIND THE SIXTEENTH ONE ]
HAVE FUN!! GOD BLESS U!
HOW WELL DID YOU DO?
ANSWER KEY:
I ONCE MADE A REMARK ABOUT THE HIDDEN BOOKS OF THE BIBLE. IT
WAS A LULU, KEPT PEOPLE LOOKING SO HARD FOR THE FACTS AND FOR
OTHERS IT WAS A REVELATION. SOME WERE IN A JAM, ESPECIALLY
SINCE THE NAME OF THE BOOKS WERE NOT CAPITALIZED, BUT THE
TRUTH FINALLY STRUCK HOME TO NUMBERS OF READERY. TO OTHERS
IT WAS A REAL JOB. WE WANT IT TO BE A MOST FASCINATING FEW
MOMENTS FOR YOU. YES, THERE WILL BE SOME EASY ONES TO
SPOT. OTHERS MAY REQUIRE JUDGES TO HELP FIND THEM. I WILL
QUICKLY ADMIT IT USUALLY TAKES A MINISTER TO FIND ONE OF THEM,
AND THERE WILL BE LOUD LAMENTATIONS WHEN I T IS FOUND. A LITTLE
LADY SAYS SHE BREWS A CUP OF TEA SO SHE CAN CONCENTRATE BETTER.
SEE HOW WELL YOU CAN COMPETE. RELAX NOW FOR THERE REALLY
ARE SIXTEEN NAMES OF THE BOOKS OF THE BIBLE IN THIS STORY.
Facts It To Me Please...
Once Ezekiel was sitting in his house when a big hand picked him up by the hair of the head and took him somewhere bteween heaven and earth.
Ezekiel 8:3
Joash was a mere seven years old when he became king. 2 Chronicles 24:1
Og, king of Bashan, had an iron bed 13 feet long and 6 feet wide. Deuteronomy 3:11
Nazareth to Bethlehem is approximately 70 miles as the crow flies. As the donkey trots, it's about a three day trip.
It took Solomon 13 years to build his palace. It only took him seven years to build the temple. 1 Kings 6:38-7:1
When King David was old he was always cold, so he had a girl named Abishag to keep him warm and to wait on him. 1 Kings 1:1-4
Samaria was built on a hill that was bought for about 150 pounds of silver.
1 Kings 16:24
Talk about a long winded preacher ..
Paul spoke until midnight...then until daylight.
While he was speaking a man named Eutychus who was sitting in a window fell asleep and plunged three stories to the ground. He died, but Paul
brought him back to life. Acts 20:7-12
