THE BIBLE

Interesting Facts About The Bible

 

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).

 

The longest line in the Bible is Esther 8:9 - 89 words, 425 letters. 

 

There are 594 chapters before Psalm 118 and 594 chapters after it.

Psalm 118 verse 8 is in the center of the Bible: "It is better to trust in the Lord than put confidence in man."

 

Obadiah, with 21 verses consisting of 602 words, is the shortest book in the Old Testament, and the third shortest in the Bible.
 

I 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.

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.
 

The longest word in the Bible is "Mahershalalhashbaz" (Isa. 8:1).

 

Oldest Men In Bible: Enoch lived 365 years before God took him (Genesis 5:22–24). Lamech lived 777 years (Genesis 5:21). Genesis 9:29 records that Noah lived 950 years. But the oldest man in the Bible, outliving all the rest, is a man named Methuselah, who lived 969 years (Genesis 5:27).

 

The last word in the Bible is AMEN
 

Dogs are mentioned 14 times in the Bible, and lions 55 times, but domestic cats are not mentioned at all.

 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.
 

 

The Books of The Bible

 

Books of the Bible...66

The Old Testament...39

The New Testament...27

Middle Book of Old Testament...Proverbs

Middle Book of New Testament...2 Thessalonians

Longest Book of Old Testament..Psalms

Longest Book of New Testament...Luke

 

The Chapters of The Bible

 

Entire Bible..1189 chapters

Old Testament...929 chapters

New Testament..260 chapters

Middle chapter of Old Testament. Job 29

Middle chapter of New Testament..Romans 13

Middle & shortest chapter of The Bible..Psalm 117

Longest chapter in The Bible..Psalm 119

Chapters that are alike..2 Kings 19 & Isaiah 37

 

The Verses of The Bible

 

Entire Bible...31,173 verses

Old Testament..23,214 verses

New Testament...7,959 verses

Middle verse of The Bible...Psalm 118:8

Middle verse of Old Testament..2 Chronicles 20:17

Middle verse of New Testament..Acts 17:17

Shortest verse in The Bible..John 11:35

Longest verse in The Bible..Esther 8:9

Verses that are alike..Psalm 107:8, 15, 21 & 31

Verse containing all the letters of the alphabet except 'J'..Ezra 7:21

Verse containing all the letters of the alphabet except 'Q'..Daniel 4:37

 

The Golden Chapters of The Bible

 

 

Ascension.....Acts 1

Backsliders....Hosea 14

Beatitudes.....Matthew 5,6,7

Bread of Life....John 6

Brotherhood.....Romans 14

Builders.....Nehemiah 4

Burden-Bearers.....Galatians 6

Call, Universal.....Isaiah 55

Chastening....2 Corinthians 4

Comfort.....Psalm 23

Confession.....Psalm 51

Consecration....Philippians 3

Constancy...Ruth 1

Contrast...Deuteronomy 28

Converts...Psalm 32

Deliverance.....Acts 12

Divinity....John 1

Duty.....Romans 12

Faith....Hebrews 11

Flood....Genesis 7

Friendship..1 Samuel 20

Fruit...John 15

Gifts....1 Corinthians 12

Giving...2 Corinthians 9

Gideon's Band...Judges 7

Good Shepherd......John 10

Heaven.......John 14, Revelation 7, 22

Holy Spirit......John 14, 15

Humility.......John 13

Instruction....Proverbs 1

Intercession....John 17

Joy...Isaiah 12

Jubilee. . . . Leviticus 25

Judgemen....Matthew 25

Law. . . . Exodus 20

Life, Frailty of....Psalm 90

Love.... 1 Corinthians 13

Messiah.......Isaiah 53

Ministers...1 Corinthians 4

Mission.....Psalm 72, Romans 10

New Covenant. . . . Hebrews 8

Old Age...Ecclesiastes 12

Omniscience. . . . Psalm 139

Overcomers . . . .Revelation 2, 3

Passover. . . . Exodus 12

Praise. . . . Psalms 103 & 145

Praye . . . . Daniel 6, Luke 11, 18

Prosperity of the Wicked. . . . Psalm 73

Prosperity of the Righteous. . . . Deuteronomy 8, 28

Providence. . . . Psalm 121

Refuge. . . . Numbers 35

Regeneration. . . . John 3

Rest. . . . Hebrews 4

Resurrection. . . . 1 Corinthians 15

Revival. . . . 2 Chronicles 30, Luke 3

Safety. . . . Psalm 91

Service. . . . Luke 10

Shepherd. . . . John 10

Soldier's. . . . Ephesians 6

Teacher's. . . . 1 Corinthians 2

Temperance. . . .Proverbs 23

Tithing. . . . Malachi 3

Tongue. . . . James 3

Transfiguration. . . . Matthew 17

Unity. . . . Ephesians 4

Vanity. . . . Ecclesiastes 4

Watchman's . . . Ezekiel 33

Water of Life. . . .John 4

Wisdom. . . . Proverbs 3

Woman's. . . . Proverbs 31

Word of God. . . .Deuteronomy 6

Worship. . . . Psalm 84