What are 10 interesting facts about the Bible?
10The Bible has more than 780,000 words.
- 01The shortest verse in the Bible is John 11:35 – “Jesus wept.”
- 02Esther 8:9 is the longest verse in the Bible.
- 03Psalm 119 is the longest chapter in the Bible.
- 04There are 1,189 chapters in the Bible with 31,102 verses.
What are the craziest things in the Bible?
The 14 Weirdest Moments In The Bible
- You asked for 100 foreskins?
- You call me bald, I will have you killed by a bear.
- Noah gets hammered and behaves weirdly.
- God says he doesn’t want any sacrifices from people with damaged testicles.
- Take that, fatty.
Did you know Bible facts for kids?
The Bible is a library of 66 books, written by at least 40 Holy Spirit-inspired authors. The English Bible has between 726,109 and 788,208 words–depending on which English translation you read (Help Your Kids Learn and Love the Bible, page 28).
How many Bibles are sold every minute?
That’s the number of Bibles that are sold each year in the United States. That’s more than double the amount that was sold annually in the 1950s. The Gideon’s International distributed 59,460,000 Bibles worldwide last year. That’s more than 100 Bibles per minute.
How old is Bible?
The first Biblical stories were passed down orally and only written down later by various authors. Most Biblical scholars believe the Book of Genesis was the first book to be written down. This would have happened around 1450 BC to 1400 BC. So perhaps about 3400 years or so ago.
What are some hidden facts about the Bible?
Few Strange Bible Facts King Solomon lived with 700 wives and 300 concubines, which is depicted in 1 Kings 11:3 of the Bible. When Noah built the ark, he was already 600 years old, and when he died, he died at 950. The miraculous food to Israel ‘manna’ had a wafer like taste made from honey and appeared to be like white coriander seeds.
What are facts about the Bible?
Some facts about the Bible. The Bible is unique among “Holy Books;” it is rooted in and intertwined with actual human history. The Bible claims to be “the word of God.” It records the interaction of God with historical people and nations. It reveals the meaning of life and the responsibility of human beings to their Creator.
What is the Bible for kids?
Children’s Bibles, or Bibles for children, are often collections of Bible stories rather than actual translations of the Bible aimed at children. First printed in London in 1759, The Children’s Bible (Philadelphia, 1763) was the earliest Bible for children printed in America.
