INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE BIBLE

SALEM VOICE MINISTRIES ^ | 1st July, 2005 | Pastor Paul Ciniraj

[Paul Ciniraj]

::INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE BIBLE::

Total Chapters in the Bible -- 1189.

Chapters in the Old Testament -- 929.

Chapters in the New Testament -- 260.

Longest Chapter -- Psalms 119.

Shortest Chapter -- Psalms 117.

Centre Chapter -- Psalms 118.

Chapters before Psalm 118 -- 594 Chapters.

Chapters after Psalm 118 -- 594 Chapters.

Add the Chapters up --1188 (594+594)+1(Centre Chapter)=1189.

Centre Verse -- Psalms 118:8.

Psalm 118:8 -- It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.

Most Comforting Chapters -- Psalms 23, John: 14.

Love Chapter -- 1 Corinthians 13.

Faith Chapter -- Hebrews 11.

New Testament Formation -- Acts 2.

Alike Chapters -- 2 Kings 19, and Isaiah 37.

Longest Verse -- Esther 8:9.

Shortest Verse -- John 11:35.

Most Precious Verse -- John 3:16.

Saddest Verse -- Mark 15:34.

Grandest Verse -- Romans 8:11.

The Garden verse -- Num. 11:5.

The Metal verse -- Ezek. 22:19.

Word "God" occurs -- 4,370 times.

Word "Jehovah" occurs -- 6,855 times.

Word "Lord" occurs -- 7,736 times.

English Bible published first-- 1380 A.D.

Divisions of the Chapters made first -- 1227 A.D.

Longest Word -- Maher-shalal-hash-baz (Isaiah 8:1).

The Greatest Word -- JESUS.

Words appears only once in the Bible -- Reverend (Psalms 111:9), Eternity (Isaiah 57:15), and Grandmother (2 Timothy 1:5).

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The Bible gives all glory and honour to the Heavenly Father Jesus Christ (Yashua Massiah) is hidden in the Old Testament and revealed in the New Testament.

The Bible was written by the Holy Spirit through 40 men over a period of about 1600 years dating from 1500 BC to about 100 years after Christ.

The Bible is the Book of Salvation and Jesus Christ is the Only Saviour under Heaven given among the human beings.

Scholars estimate that the 66 books of the King James version of the Bible were written by some 50 different authors. Some biblical scholars believe that Aramaic (the language of the ancient Bible) did not contain an easy way to say 'many things' and used a term which has come down to us as 40. This means that when the bible -- in many places -- refers to '40 days, they meant many days.

The system of chapters was introduced in A.D. 1227 by Cardinal Hugo de S. Caro, while the verse notations were added in 1551 by Robertus Stephanus, after the advent of printing. The first translation of the English Bible was initiated by John Wycliffe and completed by John Purvey in 1380.

A Bible in the University of Gottingen is written on 2,470 palm leaves.

The Bible devotes some 500 verses on prayer, less than 500 verses on faith, but over 2000 verses on money and posessions.

The Bible can be read aloud in 70 hours.

There are 8,674 different Hebrew words in the Bible (KJV), 5,624 different Greek words, and 12,143 different English words.

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 USA is about 168,000 per day.

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.

Gabriel, Michael, and Lucifer are the three angels mentioned by name in the Bible. (Raphael is the name of another angel, mentioned in the Apocalypse).

The words baptize, baptized, baptizest, baptizeth, baptizing appears in the Bible 77 times.

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, named in the Bible's Book of Revelation are Conquest, Slaughter, Famine, and Death.

The 3 Magi or Wise Men and their gifts:-- Melchoir (means king of light) offered Gold; Gaspar (means the white one) offered Frankincense (Frankincense is a gum resin used as a base for incense); and Balthazar (means lord of treasures) offered Myrrh (Myrrh is a gum resin, was valued as a perfume and unguent used in embalming).

The two robbers crucified next to Jesus were named Dismas and Gestas.

Voltaire, the French philosopher was an ethist, threatened that he will see to the destruction of the Bible and its removal from the face of the earth. What happened is that the Bible Society bought the house where he was born after his death and today that building is one of the biggest sales centers of the Bible.

The name “Easter” derives from the Anglo - Saxon goddess Eostre, who governed the vernal equinox.

Salt is mentioned more than 30 times in the Bible.

There are 49 different foods mentioned in the Bible.

Almonds and pistachios are the only nuts mentioned in the Bible.

Seven suicides are recorded in the Bible.

The only domestic animal not mentioned in the Bible is the cat.

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The Salem Voice Ministries plan and pray to establish a Bible College for the Third World Countries to be sent out missionaries for sharing the Good News and the redeeming love of Christ. Also we have a great desire in our Lord Jesus Christ to translate Bibles in the languages of Africa, Middle East, India (certain dialects in India still don't have Bibles), Indonesia etc. Kindly pray for it. Visit the website of the Salem Voice Ministries (click the source of this post) and sign the guest book.

Pastor Paul Ciniraj

[escapefromboston]

Thats an interesting factoid about cats. Jesus seems like a dog guy anyway.

[nmh]

Thank you for posting that. It is interesting.

Post some more!

[madison10]

The 3 Magi or Wise Men and their gifts:-- Melchoir (means king of light) offered Gold; Gaspar (means the white one) offered Frankincense (Frankincense is a gum resin used as a base for incense); and Balthazar (means lord of treasures) offered Myrrh (Myrrh is a gum resin, was valued as a perfume and unguent used in embalming).

Where does it say there were only three Magi?

The two robbers crucified next to Jesus were named Dismas and Gestas.

Where in the Bible does it say that?

[Blzbba]

"The only domestic animal not mentioned in the Bible is the cat. "



More proof that these vile creatures are the spawn of Satan!

[asformeandformyhouse]

Gabriel, Michael, and Lucifer are the three angels mentioned by name in the Bible

You forgot one -- Harold. As in hark the Harold Angel sings. :)

[asformeandformyhouse]

Almonds and pistachios are the only nuts mentioned in the Bible.

I don't know -- King Saul seemed pretty nuts to me. :)

[nmh]

"Thats an interesting factoid about cats. Jesus seems like a dog guy anyway."


HUH ??????

[nmh]

Nah ... I'm a dog lover and a cat lover.

I have one cat left out of four. She's 20 years old.

Believe it or not ALL four came when they were called and did understand the word "NO". Their personalities are different than dogs but they will shower you with love if you treat them right.

[Paul Ciniraj]

Thank you for the information.

[newberger]

You forgot one -- Harold. As in hark the Harold Angel sings. :)

He also forgot Lo.

Remember? "..and Lo, the angel of the Lord ..."

[Prophet in the wilderness]

" Voltaire, the French philosopher was an ethist, threatened that he will see to the destruction of the Bible and its removal from the face of the earth. " ...... this is something that the Muslims, liberals, feminist, gays , all have in common.

[snowsislander]

For what is worth, there are many, many words (mostly proper nouns) that appear only once in the King James Version of the Bible. For instance, I believe that "slimepits" only appears once:

		Slimepits
	Genesis 14:10	And the vale of Siddim was full of slimepits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain.
For more information about Word Sake, click this link.

The word "millions" also appears to appear once in the King James Version:

		Millions
	Genesis 24:60	And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.
For more information about Word Sake, click this link.

As does the word "spicery":

		Spicery
	Genesis 37:25	And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.
For more information about Word Sake, click this link.

Even "hazel" is only found once:

		Hazel
	Genesis 30:37	And Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and chesnut tree; and pilled white strakes in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods.
For more information about Word Sake, click this link.

[Diego1618]

Matthew chapter 2 refers to them as Magi, We, them, you, and they.
Mark, Luke, and John do not mention them.
They brought three gifts but there could have been 2 or more individuals. We do not know.....other than there was more than one.
When they visited the Christ Child he was living in a house (Matt 2:11), not a manger, and could have been as old as two (Matt 2:16).
Not typical of your ordinary Nativity scene.
New International Version.

[Paul Ciniraj]

Thank you for these references. I will add it to the mastercopy.
in Jesus
Pastor Paul Ciniraj

[Lee N. Field]

Most Comforting Chapters -- Psalms 23, John: 14.

I'm partial to Psalm 73 myself.

[ladyinred]

How interesting. I have never heard the names of the two on the cross with Jesus before.

[xachthegreat]

I found this facinating; where does it say the names of the criminals who were crucified; I'm almost positive that the Bible never names them.

Are the names just traditional?

[tessalu]

I have noticed that the author of this article, does not necessarily stick close to the truth , so I would be afraid to quote him, or believe in all that he says. So check out things printed here for yourself.

[Vision]

Timothy 1:7 -- For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.