Bible Trivia
Excerpts from things taught in “I Know Nothing” class…
- The system of chapters was introduced in A.D. 1238 by Cardinal Hugo de S. Caro.
- The verse notations were added in 1551 by Robertus Stephanus, after the start of printing.
- The number of new Bibles sold, given away, or distributed in the US is about 168,000 per day.
- The Bible can be read aloud in 70 hours.
- Number of books in the Bible: 66
- Longest name: Mahershalalhashbaz (Isaiah 8:1)
- Longest verse: Esther 8:9 (78 words)
- Shortest verse: John 11:35 (2 words: “Jesus wept”).
- Shortest chapter (by number of words): Psalm 117
- Longest chapter: Psalm 119 (176 verses)
- Shortest book (by number of words): 3 John
- Longest book: Psalms (150 chapters)
- Number of times the word “God” appears: 3,358
- Number of times the word “Lord” appears: 7,736
- Number of different authors: 40
- Number of languages the Bible has been translated into: over 1,200
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