The Bible Contains:
66 Books (39 Books in the Old Testament & 27 Books in the New Testament)
1,189 Chapters (929 Chapters in the Old Testament & 260 Chapters in the New Testament)
31,175 Verses
773,692 Words
3,567,180 Letters
MIDDLE VERSE:
Psalm 118:8
LONGEST VERSE:
Esther 8:9
SHORTEST VERSE:
John 11:35
LONGEST CHAPTER:
Psalm 119
SHORTEST & MIDDLE CHAPTER:
Psalm 117
SHORTEST BOOK:
2 John
LONGEST BOOK:
Psalm
LONGEST WORD:
Mahershalahashbaz (18 letters)
The Bible was written over a span of 1,600 years...
Across 3 continents...
By over 40 authors...
New Testament Monies -
Denarius = 1 day's wage = 16 Copper Coins or 64 pennies or 128 mites
Copper Coin = 1/16 day's wage or 4 pennies or 8 mites
Quadran (penny) - 1/64's day's wage or 2 mites
Mite = 1/128 day's wage
Measure of Length -
A day's jouney - 20 miles
A sabbath's jouney - 3, 637 feet
Some distance (a little way) - 5 miles
mile (Roman) - 4,854 feet
Sadion (furlong) - 606 feet
Fathom - 6 feet
Rod - 9 feet (Ezek 10.5 ft)
Pace - 3 feet
Cubit - 1.5 feet (Ezek. 18 in)
Span - 9 inches
Handbreath - 3 inches
The Parables of Jesus Christ - 39
The Miracles of Jesus Christ - 37
