Did You Know?
- The earliest biblical text in existence today was discovered in Jerusalem in 1979? They are fragments inscribed on amulets and date back to about 587 B.C. and contain Numbers 6:22-27?
- Thousands of biblical documents and fragments, dating to way before Christ's death, were discovered in 1947 in caves by the Dead Sea?
- In the 1450's the printing press was invented and the first bible was printed in Latin.
- Originally the Bible was not written with chapters or verses? This came later in the thirteenth century to make it easier to read.
- The word 'bible' means simply "a collection of books"? So the "Holy Bible" is just that.
- Longest book in the Bible: Jeremiah
- Longest Verse in the Bible: Esther
- Longest Chapter in the Bible: Psalm 119
- Shortest chapter in the Bible: Psalm 117.
- Shortest verse in the Bible: John 11:35 "Jesus Wept"
- Shortest book in the Bible: 3 John
- Most Wives: Solomon 300 + 700 concubines
- Oldest man: Methuselah 969 years old
