11/05/2022
Bible Facts
· The Bible (KJV) has: 31,102 verses and 1189 chapters.
· Shortest verse: Jn 11:35: “Jesus wept”
Longest verse: Esther 8:9
Longest chapter: Ps 119
Shortest chapter: Ps 117
Shortest book: 3 John
Longest book: Psalms
Most used word: “the”
· The longest sentence in the Bible (KJV) is the genealogy of Jesus found in (Lk 3:23-38) (467 words!).
· BIBLE FACTS:
· Methuselah was the oldest man at 969 yrs old (Gen 5:27).
· Six other people also lived to be over 900 yrs old: (Adam 930 yrs old: Gen 5:5)
(Seth 912 yrs old: Gen 5:8)(Enos [Enosh] 905 yrs old: Gen 5:11)
(Cainan [Kenan] 910 yrs old: Gen 5:14) (Jared 962 yrs old: Gen 5:20)
(Noah 950 yrs old: Gen 9:29)
** Note: After the flood, longevity of life greatly decreased.
· Seven people committed su***de in the Bible: (Zimri: 1 Kin 16:18) (Judas: Mt 27:3-5)
(Abimelech: Judg 9:53-54)(Ahithophel: 2 Sam 17:23) (Samson: Judg 16:25-30)
(Saul: 1 Sam 31:4-5, 1 Chr 10:4-5) (Saul’s armorbearer: 1 Sam 31:5, 1 Chr 10:5).
· There are 10 places where people were raised from the dead in the Bible:
Elijah raised the widow’s son (1 Kin 17:17-24).
Elisha raised the Shunammites son (2 Kin 4:18-37).
A dead man came to life when his body was set on the dead bones of Elisha (2 Kin 13:20-21).
Jesus raised a widow’s son (Lk 7:11-15).
Jesus raised the daughter of Jarius (Lk 8:41-42,49-56).
Jesus raised Lazarus (Jn 11:1-46).
Jesus was resurrected (Mt 28)(Mk 16)(Lk 24)(Jn 20-21).
Many dead saints came out of their graves after Jesus’ resurrection (Mt 27:51-53)
Peter raised Tabitha (Dorcas) (Acts 9:36-51).
Paul raised Eutychus (Acts 20:9-12).
· The 10 commandments had writing on both sides (Ex 32:15).
· Ehud was the 1st left handed man in the Bible (Judg 3:15).
· Dogs are mentioned 41 times in the Bible, cats are never mentioned.
· Ostriches are mentioned only twice in the Bible: (Job 39:13-18)(Lam 4:3). They are described as cruel and harsh towards their young, having no wisdom or understanding, but faster than a horse.
· Jubal invented the harp and flute (Gen 4:21).
· Delilah did not cut Samson’s hair (Judg 16:19).
· Everyone spoke the same language until the incident at the Tower of Babel (Gen 11:1-9).
· There was a lady named Noah (Josh 17:3).
· Samson used the jawbone of an ass to kill 1000 men (Judg 15:15).
· The only boat mentioned by name in the Bible is the Castor and Pollux (Acts 28:11).
· Manasseh was the longest reigning king at 55 years (2 Kin 21:1).
· Zimri was the shortest reigning king at 7 days (1 Kin 16:15).
· Joash was the youngest king at 7 years old (2 Chr 24:1).
· Genesis never says Adam and Eve ate an apple, only that they ate fruit.
· Apples are mentioned 3 times in the Bible (Prov 25:11)(Song 2:5)(Song 7:8). Apple trees are also mentioned 3 times: (Song 2:3)(Song 8:5)(Joel 1:12).
· You know the term “apple of his eye” (i.e. Deut 32:10, Ps 17:8, Prov 7:2), right? The Hebrew word for “apple” is iyshown, and it means “pupil.”
· Er was the 1st person God killed for being wicked (Gen 38:7).
· Lamech was the first person recorded in the Bible to commit polygamy (Gen 4:19).
· Noah’s Ark was 450′ long, 75′ wide, and 45′ high, and had 3 stories (Gen 6:15).
· God shut the door of the Ark (Gen 7:16).
· There were 4 creatures sent as part of the 10 plagues against Egypt: frogs, lice, flies, and locusts.
· Goliath’s armor weighed 125 pounds (1 Sam 17:5).
· David kept Goliath’s armor in his tent after defeating him (1 Sam 17:54).
· Solomon had 700 wives and 300 concubines (1 Kin 11:3).
· Stephen was the 1st Christian martyr (Acts 6:7-8:2).
· James was the first apostle martyred (Acts 12:1-2).
· Othniel was the 1st judge of Israel (Judg 3:9-10).
· Green is the 1st color mentioned in the Bible (Gen 1:30).
· Joshua captured 31 kings (Josh 12:9-24).
· David is mentioned 1139 times in the Bible, second only to Jesus.
· Sarah is the most mentioned woman (59 times), Rachel is 2nd (47 times).
· Miriam is the 1st woman recorded singing in the Bible (Ex 15:21).
· Gamaliel was Paul’s teacher (Acts 22:3). He was also an important member of the Sanhedrin (Acts 5:34).
· There are 6 Mary’s in the New Testament.
· There was a man with 6 fingers and 6 toes (2 Sam 21:20).
· Two men never died in the Bible: Enoch (Gen 5:22-24) and Elijah (2 Kin 2:11).
· The book of Job dates before Exodus.
· God is not mentioned in the book of Esther.
· The longest word in the Bible is Maher-shalal-hash-baz.
· Every quote Jesus used against Satan was from the book of Deuteronomy.
· Jesus (Mt 4:2)(Mk 1:13)(Lk 4:2), Moses (twice)(Ex 34:28)(Deut 9:9,18)(Deut 10:10), and Elijah (1 Kin 19:8) fasted for 40 days. (Moses also went without water.)
· Word for word, Luke wrote more of the New Testament than Paul.
· The books Paul wrote in the NT were named for the people they were written to.
· In the Bible, Jesus never told a disciple “I love you.” However, He showed them with His actions.
· Bethlehem means “house of bread.”
· Amen means basically “so be it.”
· Hosanna means “save now.”
· Manna means “what is it.”
· When the king of Nineveh called the people to repent, even the animals were to fast and be covered in sackcloth (Jonah 3:7-8).
· Job at one time had 7000 sheep, 3000 camels, 500 oxen, and 500 female donkeys (Job 1:3).
· There are approximately 125 animals mentioned in the Bible.
· Job said his wife thought he had bad breath (Job 19:17).
· Solomon wrote 3000 proverbs and 1005 songs (1 Kin 4:32).
· Silver was of little value in Solomon’s day (1 Kin 10:21).
· Egyptians despised shepherds (Gen 46:34).
· Adam was 130 years old when Seth was born (Gen 5:3).
· Jacob had 12 sons, but also had a daughter named Dinah (Gen 34:1).
· The Levites could not serve in the Tabernacle until 25 years old and had to retire at age 50 (Num 8:24-25).
· God Himself buried Moses and no one knows where (Deut 34:5-6).
· Jerusalem at one time was called Jebus (Judg 19:10). It was also called Salem (Ps 76:2)(Gen 14:18)(Heb 7:1-2).
· Og, the king of Bashan, had a bed made of iron that was 13′ long and 6′ wide (Deut 3:11).
· Eglon was a very fat man (Judg 3:17).
· During a severe famine in Samaria, a donkey’s head was being sold for 80 pieces of silver and 16 oz of a dove’s dung was being sold for 5 pieces of silver (ewwww) (2 Kin 6:25). (Some believe this may have been a plant called “Dove’s Dung.”)
· When Nehemiah saw that the men of Judah had married foreign wives, he rebuked them, beat some of them, and pulled out their hair (Neh 13:25).
· There are 12 books of the Bible that start with J.
· The disciples were called Christians for the 1st time at Antioch (Acts 11:26).
· Jesus was about 30 when He began His ministry (Lk 3:23).
· Jesus performed over 30 miracles in the Gospels.
· The last place we see the Ark of the Covenant in the Bible is in (2 Chr 35:3) when God told the Levites to place it in the Temple that Solomon built.
· There is nothing in the Bible stating men and women danced with one another.
· The new Earth won’t have any seas (Rev 21:1).
· The law was given 430 years after God’s covenant was established with Abraham (Gal 3:16-17).
· The Sea of Galilee was also known as the Sea of Tiberias (Jn 21:1).
· Joseph was the only person in Genesis to live less than 120 years. He died at 110 years old (Gen 50:22).
· Isaiah (Greek word Esaias) is quoted by name 21 times in the New Testament.
· There are 613 articles in the law.
· There is only one place in the Bible that shows Jesus sleeping; it is in the midst of a storm (Mt 8:23-27)(Mk 4:35-41)(Lk 8:22-25).
· Unlike today, people who died during Bible times were almost always buried the same day they died.
· Jesus used the term, “Verily I say unto you (or thee)” 77 times in the Gospels. (Each time in John an extra “verily” is added.) Nowhere else in the Bible is this term used.
· The time period of the book of Genesis spans more time than all of the rest of the Bible combined.
· The walls surrounding Babylon were 87 ft thick and 387 ft high.
· King Ahasuerus made a feast that went for 180 days (Es 1:3-4).
· The only woman the Bible tells us to remember is Lot’s wife (Lk 17:32).
· Enoch was the first man to prophesy in the Bible (Jude 1:14).
· Paul was guarded by 470 soldiers when He was taken to Governor Felix (Acts 23:23).
· Speaking of Felix, He is one of only 3 people in the Bible who’s name begins with an F: Felix (Acts 23:24,26)(Acts 24:22,24-25,27)(Acts 25:14), Fortunatus (1 Cor 16:17), and Festus (Acts 24-26).
· A ball is mentioned only once in the Bible (Isa 22:18).
· Joseph is the first man mentioned as shaving (Gen 41:14).
· Cheese is mentioned 3 times in the Bible (1 Sam 17:18)(2 Sam 17:29)(Job 10:10).
· There was a king named So (2 Kin 17:4), an altar named Ed (Josh 22:34), and a man named Hen (Zech 6:14).
· Sarah is the only woman mentioned as laughing in the Bible (Gen 18:12-13).
· Paul had a sister (Acts 23:16).
· Boys didn’t officially get their names until they were circumcised on the 8th day after being born.
· Abraham was circumcised when he was 99 years old (Gen 17:24).
· Can you find a place in the Bible where it says angels sing?
· Abraham got remarried after Sarah died, to Keturah. He had 6 children with her (Gen 25:1-2).
· There are approximately 34 false gods mentioned in the Bible.
· Approximately 6 of the false gods were female: (Annammelech: 2 Kin 7:31), (Asherah: Judg 6:25,26,28,30), (Ashtoreth: 1 Kin 11:5,33), (Diana/Artemis: Acts 19:24,27-28,34-35), (Queen of Heaven/Ishtar: Jer 7:18, Jer 44:17-19,25), (Succoth Benoth: 2 Kin 17:30)
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