Facts About The Bible

 

+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.