THE WORD OF GOD
LET'S READ THE BIBLE
BIBLE FACTS
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.
STATISTICS - KING JAMES VERSION
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
GENERAL INFORMATION
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.
Phil C Sharp
The Coil Of The snake
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