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.


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