The word “bible” is from the Greek ta biblia, which means “the scrolls” or “the books.” The word is derived from the ancient city of Byblos, which was the official supplier of paper products to the ancient world. 
In 1631, a publishing company published a Bible with the typo “Thou Shalt Commit Adultery.” Only 9 of these Bibles, known as the “Sinners’ Bible” exist today. Largest book: Luke Some Important Facts about the Bible OLD TESTAMENT STATISTICS (King James Authorized): Number of languages the Bible has been translated into: over 1,200 Number of times the word “Lord” appears: 6,781 Number of times the word “God” appears: 4,094 Shortest book (by number of words): 3 John Shortest chapter (by number of words): Psalm 117 (by number of words) Some Bibles might be Job 3:2 (Job said.), but King James has that as “Job answered” which is longer than Jesus wept. Shortest verse: John 11:35 (2 words: “Jesus wept”). Longest name: Mahershalalhashbaz (Isaiah 8:1) Number of promises that are given in the Bible: 1,260 Galatians 1:14 contains all but the letter kīIBLE STATISTICS (King James Authorized): 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 Ģ Kings 16:15 and 1 Chronicles 4:10 contain all but x Some verses in the Bible (KJV) contain all but 1 letter of the alphabet: 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. Caro, while the verse notations were added in 1551 by Robertus Stephanus, after the advent of printing.Ī Bible in the University of Gottingen is written on 2,470 palm leaves.Īccording 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. The system of chapters was introduced in A.D. Source acknowledgement : Karin Lehnardt, Senior Writer Source : Encyclopeadia of Wit, Humour, and Wisdomįrom other sources the following facts are collected: The thirteenth chapter of I Corinthians the chapter on Christian love or “charity” as it is called, and is very helpful. The model prayer is the seventeenth chapter of John. The name of God is not mentioned in the book of Esther. In the twenty-first verse of the seventh Chapter of Ezra is the alphabet. The longest verse in the Bible is the ninth verse of the eighth chapter of Esther, and the shortest verse is the thirty-fifth of the eleventh chapter of John. The thirty-seventh chapter chapter of Isiah and the sixteenth chapter of II kings are alike. The word “and” occurs 46,627 times the word “Lord” 1855 times. The longest name is in the eighth chapter of Isiah. The middle verse is the eight of th 118 th Pslam. The shortest and middle chapter is the 117 th Pslam. 
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