the bible interesting facts

• The New Testament was faithfully transcribed into Hebrew, Syriac, Egyptian, Coptic, Latin and other languages by 60-70 AD.

• The first translation of the English Bible was initiated by John Wycliffe and completed by John Purvey in A.D. 1388.

• The first American edition of the Bible was perhaps published some time before A.D. 1752.

• The Bible has been translated in part or in whole as of 1964 in over 1,200 different languages or dialects.

• The system of chapters in the Bible was introduced in A.D. 1238 by Cardinal Hugo de S. Caro, while the verse notations were added in 1551 by Robertus Stephanus, after the advent of printing.

• The Bible was divided into chapters by Stephen Langton about A.D. 1228.

• The Old Testament was divided into verses by R. Nathan in A.D. 1448 and the New Testament by Robert Stephanus in A.D. 1551.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• The word "God" occurs 4,379 times.

• The word "Lord" occurs 7,738 times.

• The longest intercontinental telegram ever sent was the text of the New International Version of the Bible, sent from Geneva, where it was translated, to New York for printing.

• The Bible can be read aloud in 70 hours.

• Oldest verse was found on a small silver leaf from a necklace with Numbers 6:24-26 inscribed dated 7th century before Christ

• There was never any histoical record of Jewish debates concerning of the authorship of the Torah.

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

• Man who lived to be 969 years old Gen. 5:27
• Sons of God married the daughters of men Gen. 6:2
• Man used a stone for a pillow Gen 28:11
• Baby had a scarlet thread tied around its hand before it was born Gen. 38:28,29
• Battle won because a man stretched out his hand Exodus 17:11
• Man was spoken to by a donkey Num. 22:28-30
• One who had a bed 13½ feet long and 6 feet wide Deut. 3:11
• The women who had to shave their heads before they could marry Deut 21:11-13
• Sun stood still for a whole day Josh. 10:13
• An army with 700 left handed men Judges 20:16
• Man whose hair weighed about 6 pounds when it was cut annually 2 Sam. 14:26
• Man who had 12 fingers and 12 toes 2 Sam. 21:20
• Father who had eighty-eight children 2 Chr. 11:21
• The sun travelled backward Isaiah 38:8
• A harlot was an ancestor of Christ Matt. 1:5

• Earlist: Adam, world's first human being Gen. 2:7
• Oldest: Methuselah, son of Enoch, who lived to be 969 Gen. 5:27
• Strongest: Samson, carnal Nazarite whom God used to deliver Israel from the Philistines Judg. 14:6, 15:5
• Wisest: Solomon, king of Israel and son of David 1 Kings 3:12
• Richest: Solomon 1 Kings 10:23
• Tallest: Goliath, over nine feet tall, killed in battle by David 1 Sam. 17:4
• Shortest: Zacchaeus, who climbed a sycamore tree to see Jesus Luke 19:3-4
• Fattest: Eglon, Moabite king killed by the judge Ehud Judg.3:17
• Meekest: Moses, Israel's great lawgiver and author of the first five books of the bible Num. 12:3
• Cruelest: Manasseh, who shed blood from one end of Judah to the other but later repented 2 Chron. 33:1-13
• Fastest: Asahel, described in Scripture as "light of foot as a wild roe" 2 Sam. 2:18
• Greatest of the Prophets: John the Baptist, forerunner of Christ Matt. 11:11
• Guiltiest: Judas, who betrayed the Savior for 30 pieces of silver Matt. 27:3-5
• Proudest: Nebuchadnezzar, Babylonian king who destroyed Jerusalem and was later humbled by God himself Dan. 4
• Most Beautiful: Esther, Jewish queen who saved her people from the first holocaust attempt in history Esther 2:7
• Most Traveled: Paul, the great theologian and missionary Acts 13:4, 15:36, 18:23
• Most Sorrowful: Jeremiah, persecuted by his own countrymen for preaching on sin and who saw his beloved Jerusalem destroyed Jer. 9:1, Lam. 1:12
• Most Persecuted: Job, attacked by Satan, totally misunderstood by wife, and criticized by his friends Job 1-2
• Most Lovestruck: Jacob, who agreed to work seven years for the hand of Rachel Gen. 29:18-20
• Most Frightened: Belshazzar, whose knees knocked ad the handwriting in the wall appeared Dan. 5:6
• Most Rash: Jephthah, who vowed to offer a special sacrifice if God would allow him to win a battle; the sacrifice turned out to be his daughter Judg. 11:30
• Most Doubtful: Thomas, who said he could not believe in Christ's resurrection until he saw and touched the Savior John 11:16, 20:24-29