31 Amazing Bible Facts.

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1.Over 100 million copies of the Bible are sold each year

2.The word “bible” is from the Greek ta biblia, which means “the scrolls” or “the books.” The word is derived from the ancient city of Byblos, which was the official supplier of paper products to the ancient world.

3.The full Bible has been translated into 532 languages. It has been partially translated into 2,883 languages.

4.The King James Bible contains 788,258 words, 31,102 verses, 1,189 chapters, and 66 books.

5.The shortest verse in the Bible is John 11:35, which states, “Jesus wept."

6.The longest book in the Bible is Psalm 119.

7.The shortest book in the Bible is Psalm 117, with just 2 verses.

8.The longest verse in the Bible is Esther 8:9.

9.Nearly 8 in 10 Americans regard the bible as either the literal word of God or as inspired by God.

10.The longest word in the Bible is “Mahershalalhashbaz (Isaiah 8:3).

11.While it took over 1,000 years to write the Old Testament, the New Testament was written within a period of 50-75 years.

12.No original writings of the Bible exits.

13.The Bible informs the tradition of three major world religions: Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.

14.John Wycliffe produced the first translation of the entire Bible from Latin Vulgate into English. However, after he died, the Catholic Church exhumed and burned his corpse as punishment for his translation work.

15.William Tyndale produced first printed edited of the New Testament in English. He was later burned at the stake for his efforts.

16.Adam’s name is from the Hebrew word a da ma, which means “the ground.”

17.The first authorized Bible printed in English is the Great Bible of 1539. King Henry VIII of England declared that it should be read aloud during the church services in the Church of England.

18.China is not only the largest producer of textiles and manufactured goods in the world; the country is also the largest producer of Bibles.

19.Bob Marley was buried with a stalk of marijuana, his red Gibson Les Paul guitar, and a Bible.

20.The King James Bible (1611) is said to be unrivaled in its accuracy and literary beauty. In addition to 54 scholars, Shakespeare mostly likely helped with the translation.

21.Robert Aitken’s Bible (The King James Version without the Apocrypha) was the first English Bible printed in America.

22.The Bible takes place across three continents: Asia, Africa, and Europe.

23.The pinnacle of Renaissance art is thought to be Michelangelo’s “The Creation of Adam,” a work that depicts in a single image the entire Biblical story of God’s relationship to humanity.

24.The Bible is the best-selling book in history, with total sales exceeding 5 billion copies.

25.Charlton Heston was cast as Moses in the blockbuster movie The Ten Commandments partly because he resembled Michelangelo’s famous statue of Moses. Heston would later play Michelangelo in the film The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965).

26.The word “Christ” is from the Greek khristos, meaning “the anointed,” which is the noun of the verbal adjective khriein, meaning, “to rub anoint."

27.The Gutenberg Bible was the was the first book to be printed using movable metal type.

28.The most expensive book in the world is the translation of Biblical psalms, “The Bay Psalm Book” which was sold for over $14 million. It is the first book printed America and was the Puritan’s attempt to make their translation of the Old Testament book.

29.The world’s smallest bible can fit on the tip of a pen. Scientists etched the 1.2 million letters of the Old Testament on a tiny silicone disk, which they call the Nano Bible.”

30.The world’s largest Bible weighs 1,094 pounds. Built by Louis Waynai in 1930, the book is 43.5 inches tall and a laid open width of 98 inches.

31.The last word in the Bible is Amen.

Amen Amen Amen

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