BIBLE FACTS
The Bible has been translated, in whole or in part, into more than 1,100
languages and dialects.
About 30,000,000 copies of the complete text of the Bible, or its principle
parts, are distributed annually.
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, on one of whom (Luke) was a Gentile.
Statistics: (King James Version)
Old New
Testament 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
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
Song of Solomon.
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