Interesting facts.  Some of those I didn't know.

Vicki
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From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2004 1:44 PM
Subject: Bible Facts


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>                       LET'S READ THE BIBLE
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>                            BIBLE FACTS
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>      The Bible has been translated,  in whole or in  part,  into
>      more than  1,100  languages and dialects.  The  first  book
>      printed  with  movable  metal  type was the Gutenberg Bible,
>      printed by Johannes Gutenberg, before August 15, 1456, in
>      Mainz, Germany.  The  first  printed Bible divided into
>      verses was a Latin edition by Pagninus,  printed in 1528.
>      The first complete English version of the Bible divided into
>      verses  was  the  Geneva Bible, printed in 1560.  The Bible
>      was written by some 50 men, only one of whom (Luke) was a
>      Gentile.
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> STATISTICS - KING JAMES VERSION
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> OLD TESTAMENT            NEW TESTAMENT                 TOTAL
> Books 39                 27                            66
> Chapters 929             260                           1189
> Verses 23,214            7959                          31,173
> Words 592,439            181,253                       773,692
> Letters 2,728,100        838,380                       3,566,480
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>                        GENERAL INFORMATION
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> Shortest book:    II John (13 verses)
> Longest book:     Psalms (150 chapters)
> Shortest chapter: Psalm 117
> Longest chapter:  Psalm 119
> Shortest verse:   John 11:35
> Longest verse:    Esther 8:9
> Middle verse:     Psalm 97:8
> Longest word:     Maher-shalal-hash-baz (Isaiah 8:1)
> Nautical chapter: Acts 27
> Similar chapters are 2 Kings 19 and Isaiah 37
> Verse containing all letters except J: Ezra 7:21
> Verse containing all letters except Q: Daniel 4:37
> The word "God" appears in every book of the Bible except Esther
> and the Song of  Solomon.
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