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+The
word "Bible" comes from the Greek word biblos, meaning book.
+The
Bible was written by 40 authors by inspiration of the Holy Spirit.
+The
Bible was written in 3 languages: Hebrew, Aramaic and Koine Greek.
+Moses
wrote the most books in the Old Testament. He wrote 5.
+Paul
wrote the most books in the New Testament. He wrote 14.
+The
Bible contains 66 books.
+There
are 39 books in the Old Testament.
+There
are 27 books in the New Testament.
+There
are 1,189 chapters in the Bible.
+There
are over 31,000 verses in the Bible.
+The
oldest book in the Bible is Job.
It was written about 1500 B.C.
+The
youngest book in the Bible is Revelation.
It was written about 95 A.D.
+The
longest book in the Bible is Psalms.
+The
shortest book in the Bible is 2 John.
+The
longest chapter in the Bible is Psalm 119.
Contains 176 verses.
+The
shortest chapter in the Bible is Psalm 117.
Contains 2 verses.
+The
longest verse in the Bible is Esther 8:9.
Contains more than 90 words.
+The
shortest verse in the Bible is John 11:35.
Contains 2 words: "Jesus
wept".
+The
Bible was the 1st book ever printed.
It was printed by Johannes
Gutenberg in 1454 A.D.
+The
book of Esther does not mention the word "God".
+The
longest word in the Bible is 18 letters long.
Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz (Isaiah
8:1).
+The
oldest man that ever lived in the Bible was Methuselah.
He lived to be 969 years old
(Genesis 5:27).
+2
people in the Bible never had to die but instead were taken to
heaven.
Enoch (Genesis 5:22-24,
Hebrews 11:5) and Elijah (2 Kings 2:11).
+The
last word in the Bible is AMEN.
+The
Bible is the best selling book in the world.
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