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Subject: Amazing Bible facts
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oubaas 7.02.10 - 02:50pm
About 50 Bibles are sold every minute. Christianity is the world's most widespread religion (1,7 billion Christians). The Bible was written in three languages: Hebrew, Aramaic, and Koine Greek. The Slavonic Orthodox Church has twice as many adherents as the Baptist Church. The 12 disciples were not allowed to carry food, money, or extra clothing. *
oubaas 7.02.10 - 02:51pm
Delilah was given a few thousand pieces of silver to deceive Samson into revealing the secret of his strength. (NKJV) Judges 16:4-5: And the lords of the Philistines came up to her and said to her, 'Entice him, and find out where his great strength lies, and by what means we may over power him . . . . and every one of us will give you 1100 pieces of silver.'
Dogs are mentioned 14 times in the Bible, and lions 55 times, but domestic cats are not mentioned at all. *
oubaas 7.02.10 - 02:53pm
The Bible, the world's best-selling book, is also the world's most shoplifted book. The oldest almost-complete m cript of the Bible still existing is the Codex Vatic , dating from the first half of the 4th century, now held in the Vatican library. The word Christian appears only three times in the Bible: Acts 11:26; 26:28; 1 Peter 4:16. Esther is the only book in the Bible that does not contain the word God. *
oubaas 7.02.10 - 02:53pm
There are 66 books in the Bible, 39 in the Old Testament and 27 in the New Testament. The 66 books of the Bible is divided into 1,189 chapters consisting of 31,173 verses. The Old Testament has 929 chapters, the New Testament 260. (King James version). The King James Old Testament consist of 592,439 words consisting of 2,728,100 letters and the New Testament 181,253 words consisting of 838,380 letter (total 3,566,480 letters). *
oubaas 7.02.10 - 02:54pm
The longest line in the Bible is Esther 8:9 - 89 words, 425 letters. The longest word in the Bible is Maher-shalal-hash-baz: Isaiah 8:1. The shortest verse in the NIV Bible is John 11:35: Jesus wept. The longest book chapter in the Bible is Psalm 119, the shortest is Psalm 117. Obadiah, with 21 verses consisting of 602 words, is the shortest book in the Old Testament, and the third shortest in the Bible. *
oubaas 7.02.10 - 02:54pm
II John has the fewest number of verses of any book in the Bible - it is the shortest book in the Bible. III John has the fewest number of words of any book in the Bible. Job is the oldest book written in the Bible - it was written by an unknown Israelite around 1500 BC. Malachi, written about 400 BC, is the youngest book in the Old Testament. James, written around 45 AD, is the oldest book in the New Testament. *
oubaas 7.02.10 - 02:55pm
Revelation, written about 95 AD, is the youngest book in the New Testament. The verse in the exact middle of the Bible is Psalm 118:8. There are 549 chapters before Psalm 118 and 549 chapters after Psalm 118, the total sum of which is 1188. St Paul wrote 14 (of the 27) books of the New Testament. The covering for the tabernacle was made out of ram skins and sea cow hides: Exodus 36:19. *
oubaas 7.02.10 - 02:56pm
Nowhere in the Bible does it say there were three wise men - Matthew 2:1 only says: Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and later they present three gifts. The word Lord appears 1855 times in the Bible. The word God appears in every book except Esther and Song of Solomon.
The word grandmother appears in the Bible only once: 2 Timothy 1:5. The word eternity is mentioned only once: Isaiah 57:15. Seven suicides are recorded in the Bible.
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oubaas 7.02.10 - 02:56pm
In Old Testament times the Mediterranean Sea was called the Great Sea. There are 7 different Jeremiahs in the Bible: 1 Chronicles 5:24; 12:4, 10, 13; 2 Kings 23:30; Jeremiah 1:1; 35:3. The raven is the first bird mention in the Bible. It appears in Genesis 8:7, when it is sent out from the ark by Noah to see if the flood waters have abated. The second bird was a dove, in verse 8. Almonds and pistachios are the only nuts mentioned in the Bible. *
oubaas 7.02.10 - 02:57pm
A chariot imported from Egypt cost around 600 shekels of silver (1 Kings 10:29). That would be about 77,000. One shekel was 4 days wages. The word trinity is not mentioned in the Bible. Methuselah is the oldest man on record: 969 years old (Genesis 5:27). During the 6th Century, it was customary to congratulate people who sneezed because it was thought that they were expelling evil from their bodies. *
oubaas 7.02.10 - 02:57pm
During the great plague of Europe, the Pope passed a law to say God bless you to one who sneezed. The last word in the Bible is AMEN. More than 500 million pieces of Scripture are distributed annually . The Bible in its complete form or portions of it is available in 2,233 languages, according to the 1999 Scripture Language Report issued by the United Bible Societies. The first Bible Society was founded 1804, named the British and Foreign Bible Society Mission. *
oubaas 7.02.10 - 02:58pm
The United Bible Societies was founded in 1946 at conference in Haywards Heath, England. It 127 member Bible Societies work in more than 200 countries and territories. *
oubaas 7.02.10 - 02:58pm
They are currently involved in projects in 685 languages, in which a part of the Bible is being translated for the first time in 468 languages. During 1998 - the latest available figures - worldwide distribution through National Societies totalled 20.8 million complete Bibles, 20.1 million New Testaments, 19.4 million Portions (at least one book of the Bible), *
oubaas 7.02.10 - 02:59pm
16.5 million New Reader Portions, 35.5 million New Reader Selections, and an amazing 472.7 million Selections (less than one book of the Bible). Distribution in China rose to almost 2.4 million Bibles. Distribution in the Middle East also saw an increase. In total, Bibles distributed in 1998 reached 20,751,515. In all, Bible Societies around the world distributed 585,023,708 pieces of Scripture. No, that is not a typo: that's more than 585 million pieces of Scripture. *
oubaas 7.02.10 - 02:59pm
The above figures represent distribution by Bible Societies and Bible Society Offices that together form the United Bible Societies - they do not include distribution by other publishers. The word Bible simply means books. The Bible was originally made up of books written in three languages; Hebrew, Aramic, and Koine Greek. The entire Bible was written over a 1500 year span. The Bible contains 66 books written by over 40 different authors. *
oubaas 7.02.10 - 03:00pm
The Bible contains 1189 chapters and over 31,000 verses. The longest book of the Bible is Psalms. The shortest book is 3 John. The longest verse is Esther 8:9. The shortest verse is John 11:35. The shortest chapter is Psalm 117. Psalm 118 is between the shortest and longest chapters of the Bible and Psalm 118:8 is the Bible's center verse. It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in man. (Psalm 118:8) *
oubaas 7.02.10 - 03:04pm
The longest chapter is Psalm 119. The Bible's longest word: Mahershalalhashbaz. (Isaiah 8:1, 3) *
oubaas 7.02.10 - 03:04pm
**Bible: 66 books. **Isaiah: 66 chapters. **Bible: First 39 books mainly concern Israel. **Isaiah: First 39 chapters mainly concern Israel. **Bible: Last 27 books concern the life and coming of Jesus Christ. **Isaiah: Last 27 chapters concern the life and coming of Jesus Christ. *
oubaas 7.02.10 - 03:06pm
The first ever vocal radio broadcast on December 24, 1906 consisted of a reading from Luke chapter two. What about all those pre-human bones? A Biblical explaination of pre-human or human-like bones can be found with the Nephilim, a mixed human creature mentioned in the Bible, however many bone discoveries have peen proven to have non-human origins. *
oubaas 7.02.10 - 03:07pm
NEBRASKA MAN: This amazing discovery was found to be nothing more than a pig's tooth. LUCY: The remains of Lucy have been reclassified as an extinct ape. PILTDOWN MAN: These bones were proven to be a deliberate hoax. A human skull was attached to an ape jaw and weatherd to look old. RAMAPITHECUS: These bones were found to be from an orangutan. *
oubaas 7.02.10 - 03:07pm
JAVA MAN: These bones were found to be the remains of an ape and human mixed together. Its discoverer later rejected his find. PEKING MAN: Again, a mixup of human and ape bones. They were found together because the humans were eating the brains from the ape. Don't all 'real scientists' believe in evolution? *
oubaas 7.02.10 - 03:07pm
The following is a list of scientists of the past and present who believed in creation: Isaac Newton (dynamics, calculus). Lewis Pasteur (bacteriology, pasteurization, biogenesis Law). Blaise Pascal (barometer, hydrostatics, Pascal's Law). Michael Faraday (Farad, electric generator). Lord Kelvin (thermodynamics, energetics, Kelvin Scale). Leonardo DaVinci (hydraulics, engineer, artist). Samuel Morse (telegraph, Morse Code). Gregor Mendel (genetics, Mendel's Law). *
oubaas 7.02.10 - 03:08pm
George Washington Carver (inventor). Kurt Wise, Ph.D. (Harvard paleontology). D.B. Gower, Ph.D. (biochemistry, University of London). John Ambros Fleming (electronics, physics, Fleming Valve). REMEMBER: Evolution is only a theory and not a scientific law. *
oubaas 7.02.10 - 03:09pm
The printed Bible
In 1525 and 1526, William Tyndale completed an English translation of the 1519 and 1522 editions of the Erasmus Greek New Testament. Johannes Gutenberg had introduced his printing press in 1454, so now Tyndale's translations could be printed. It is thought that some 6000 copies were made of Tyndale's Bible but were destroyed because of official opposition to it. In 1530, Tyndale published a translation of the Pentateuch. *
oubaas 7.02.10 - 03:10pm
In 1531, he published Jonah and selections from the Old Testament. In 1534 and 1535, he printed revised editions of his New Testament translations. Tyndale continued to work on translations of the Old Testament, working from the Hebrew and Latin text and Luther's German translation, but died before he could complete it. *
oubaas 7.02.10 - 03:10pm
In Tyndale's time, George Joye also translated portions of the Bible into English. In 1534, he published a revision of Tyndale's New Testament - with changes of which Tyndale did not approve. Joye also published translations of Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Proverbs and Ecclesiastes. *
oubaas 7.02.10 - 03:11pm
Today's versions
In 1535, Miles Coverdale, working from the European continent, published the first English translation of the entire Bible. Coverdale was a writers' writer, delivering his translation in beautifully constructed phrasing. The Coverdale translation was a remarkable contribution to the English Bible and the English language.
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oubaas 7.02.10 - 03:12pm
Many English translations of the Bible would follow as the language developed and discoveries of the origins of the Bible were made. The Geneva Bible was published in 1560, the Authorised (King James) version in 1611, the American Standard Edition in 1901, The Bible in Modern English in 1903, Today's English Version (Good News for Modern Man) in 1966, and the New International Version in 1972. The translation of the Bible is, indeed, an ongoing process. *
oubaas 7.02.10 - 03:12pm
Today, the Bible is available in more than 2 200 of the 2 700 languages spoken in the world. *
oubaas 7.02.10 - 03:13pm
The system of chapters was introduced in A.D. 1238 by Cardinal Hugo de
S. Caro, while the verse notations were added in 1551 by Robertus
Steph , after the advent of printing. A Bible in the University of Gottingen is written on 2,470 palm leaves. *
oubaas 7.02.10 - 03:14pm
According to statistics from Wycliffe International, the Society of Gideons, and the International Bible Society, the number of new Bibles that are sold, given away, or otherwise distributed in the United States is about 168,000 per day. *
oubaas 7.02.10 - 03:15pm
The Bible can be read aloud in 70 hours. There are 8,674 different Hebrew words in the Bible, 5,624 different Greek words, and 12,143 different English words in the King James Version. *
oubaas 7.02.10 - 03:16pm
A number of verses in the Bible (KJV) contain all but 1 letter of the alphabet: Ezra 7:21 contains all but the letter j; Joshua 7:24, 1 Kings 1:9, 1 Chronicles 12:40, 2 Chronicles 36:10, Ezekiel 28:13, Daniel 4:37, and Haggai 1:1 contain all but q; 2 Kings 16:15 and 1 Chronicles 4:10 contain all but z; and Galatians 1:14 contains all but k. *
oubaas 7.02.10 - 03:16pm
BIBLE STATISTICS
Number of books in the Bible: 66. Chapters: 1,189. Verses: 31,101. Words: 783,137. Letters: 3,566,480. Number of promises given in the Bible: 1,260. Commands: 6,468. Predictions: over 8,000. Fulfilled prophecy: 3,268 verses. Unfulfilled prophecy: 3,140. Number of questions: 3,294. Longest name: Mahershalalhashbaz (Isaiah 8:1). Longest verse: Esther 8:9 (78 words). Shortest verse: John 11:35 (2 words: Jesus wept). Middle books: Micah and Nahum. *
oubaas 7.02.10 - 03:18pm
Middle verse: Psalm 118:8. Middle chapter: Psalm 117. Shortest chapter (by number of words): Psalm 117 (by number of words). Longest book: Psalm (150 chapters). Shortest book (by number of words): 3 John. Longest chapter: Psalm 119 (176 verses). Number of times the word God appears: 3,358. Number of times the word Lord appears: 7,736. Number of different authors: 40. Number of languages the Bible has been translated into: over 1,200. *
oubaas 7.02.10 - 03:19pm
OLD TESTAMENT STATISTICS
Number of books: 39. Chapters: 929. Verses: 23,114. Words: 602,585. Letters: 2,278,100. Middle book: Proverbs. Middle chapter: Job 20. Middle verses: 2 Chronicles 20:17,18. Smallest book: Obadiah. Shortest verse: 1 Chronicles 1:25. Longest verse: Esther 8:9. Longest chapter: Psalms 119. Largest book: Psalms. *
oubaas 7.02.10 - 03:20pm
NEW TESTAMENT STATISTICS
Number of books: 27. Chapters: 260. Verses: 7,957. Words: 180,552. Letters: 838,380. Middle book: 2 Thessalonians. Middle chapters: Romans 8, 9. Middle verse: Acts 27:17. Smallest book: 3 John. Shortest verse: John 11:35. Longest verse: Revelation 20:4. Longest chapter: Luke 1. Largest book: Luke. *
oubaas 7.02.10 - 03:21pm
The 10 plagues of Egypt: 1. Water turns to blood. 2. Frogs. 3. Lice and fleas. 4. Flies. 5. Cattle die of diseases. 6. Boils and sores. 7. Hail. 8. Locusts. 9. Darkness. 10. Death of first-born. *
oubaas 7.02.10 - 03:21pm
The 7 last plagues (Revelation 16): 1. Sores. 2. Sea turns to blood. 3. Rivers turn to blood. 4. People scorched by heat of the sun. 5. Darkness. 6. River Euphrates dries up. 7. Earthquake *
oubaas 7.02.10 - 03:23pm
Printing errors in the Bible
In a 1631 edition of the King James Bible, in Exodus 20 verse 14, the word not was left out. This changed the 7th commandment to read, Thou shalt commit adultery. Most of the copies were recalled immediately and destroyed on the orders of Charles I. But there are 11 copies still remaining. They are known as the Wicked Bible. (The Bible museum in Branson, Missouri has one on display.) The printer was fined the equivelant of 400. *
oubaas 7.02.10 - 03:25pm
The word not was also left out in the 1653 edition. In 1 Corinthians 6 verse 9 it was printed: Know ye not that the unrighteous shall inherit the kingdom of God - instead of Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God. Again it was recalled immediately (- dashing the hopes of many!). It is known as the Unrighteous Bible. *
oubaas 7.02.10 - 03:27pm
The Murderer's Bible, printed in 1801, declared: these are murderers (instead of murmurers) and continued, let the children first be killed (instead of filled.) Perhaps the error in Psalm 119 verse 161 in a 1702 version summed it all up: instead of princes it read, printers have persecuted me. It is known as the Printer's Bible. *
oubaas 7.02.10 - 03:29pm
The first book that Johannes Gutenberg printed in 1454 was the Bible. It is thought that he printed about 180 copies, known as the 42-line Bible, of which significant parts of 48 copies still survive. Gutenberg did not make any printing errors. *
oubaas 7.02.10 - 03:30pm
Johannes Gutenberg
Before Johannes Gutenberg invented his printing press in 1438, there were only about 30,000 books throughout the whole of Europe, nearly all Bibles or biblical commentary. By 1500, there were more than 9 million books. Today there are more than a trillion books. The world's libraries store more than a 100 million original volumes, 24 million of those in the US Library of Congress. *
oubaas 7.02.10 - 03:30pm
Iceland publishes more books per capita than any other country in the world, but Britain publishes the most titles: in total about 100,000 per year. About 60,000 book titles are published annually in the US. Amazon.com is the world's biggest book store, holding some 2.5 million titles. Sadly, 2 billion people around the world still cannot read. *
oubaas 20.07.10 - 06:35pm
The Afrikaans Bible was translated in 1953 from the Dutch version. A 2nd translation saw the light in 1983 in a more modern form of Afrikaans. *
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