Did You Know
The word bible comes from the Greek word biblia meaning books. The bible is the collection of sacred writings inspired by God written by 40 different authors, who God called to record His word, the truth and teachings about life.
Old Testament Based on the King James Version New Testament
Basic Information Also known as Hebrew or Testament means covenant or Jewish bible contract Written In Hebrew 39 books 929 chapters 23,214 verses Of the OT Longest Books Shortest Books Psalm (150 chapters) Obadiah (21 verses) Originally recorded on scrolls Written in Greek with special paper called papyrus Total of 66 books Total of 1,189 chapters Total of 31,173 verses Of the entire bible Psalm (150 chapters) 3 John (by word count) 2 John (by verses - 13 verses) Middle Books Psalms and Proverbs Longest chapter Shortest chapter Middle Chapter Longest verse Shortest verse Middle verse Psalm 119 Micah and Nahum Psalm 119 (176 verses) Psalm 117 (33 words Psalm 118 Esther8:9 John 11:35 "Jesus Wept" Psalm 118:8 1 and 2 Thessalonians Luke 1 (80 verses) 27 books 260 chapters 7,959 verses Of the NT Acts (28 chapters) 3 John
Did you know the word “God” appears 3,358 times in all books except Esther and Song of Solomon? The word “Lord” appears 7,736 times. Did you know the first word of the bible is “IN” (Genesis 1:1), and the last word in the bible is Amen (Revelation 22:21)? Did you know the longest word and name of the bible is Mahershalalhashbaz (Ishaiah 8:1)? Did you know Methuselah (the Hebrew form) was the oldest man that ever lived, being 969 years old when he died. (Genesis 5:27) The Greek form is Mathusala in (Luke 3:37).