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A number of
verses in the Bible (KJV) contain all but 1 letter of the alphabet: Ezra 7:21
contains all but the letter j; Joshua 7:24, 1 Kings 1:9, 1 Chronicles 12:40, 2
Chronicles 36:10, Ezekiel 28:13, Daniel 4:37, and Haggai 1:1 contain all but q;
2 Kings 16:15 and 1 Chronicles 4:10 contain all but z; and Galatians 1:14
contains all but k.
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The longest word
in the Bible is Mahershalalhashbaz which is 18 letters long and can be found in
Isaiah 8:1 and 8:3. It means "quick to the plunder, swift to the spoil.
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The longest
intercontinental telegram ever sent was the text of the New International
Version of the Bible, sent from Geneva, where it was translated, to New York
for printing.
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The shortest Old
Testament book is Obadiah. It has 1 chapter with 21 verses.
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It would take you
approximately 70 hours to read the whole Bible out loud.
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The Bible has
been translated in part or in whole as of 1964 in over 1,200 different
languages or dialects.
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A Bible in the
University of Gottingen is written on 2,470 palm leaves.
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Daniel 4:37 contains all the letters of the alphabet except
"Q."
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"Do not be
afraid" appears 365 times in the Bible. Hmm, same amount of days in a
year!
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Ezra 7:21 contains all the letters of the alphabet except "J."
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There are 592,439 words in the Old Testament and 181,253 in the New
Testament.
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Books: Books in
the Bible: 66, Books in the Old Testament: 39, Books in the New Testament: 27
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Shortest book in
the Bible: 2 John
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Longest book in
the Bible: Psalms
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Chapters: Chapters
in the Bible: 1189
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Chapters in the
Old Testament: 929, Chapters in the New Testament: 260
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Middle chapter of
the Bible: Psalm 117 (KJV)
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Shortest chapter
in the Bible: Psalm 117
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Longest chapter
in the Bible: Psalm 119
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Verses: Verses in
the Bible: 31,173
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Verses in the Old
Testament: 23,214, Verses in the New Testament: 7,959
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Shortest verse in
the Bible: John 11:35
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Longest verse in
the Bible: Esther 8:9Number of times "God" is mentioned: 3,358
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Number of times
"Lord" is mentioned: 7,736
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There are 8,674
different Hebrew words in the Bible, 5,624 different Greek words, and 12,143
different English words in the King James Version.
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The word
"God" occurs 4,379 times.
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The word
"Lord" occurs 7,738 times.
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Oldest verse was
found on a small silver leaf from a necklace with Numbers 6:24-26 inscribed
dated 7th century before Christ
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Except for a few
words and sentences, the New Testament was composed in Greek, the common
language in the Hellenistic world.
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Although the
Bible was written over a period of about 1400 years, its text has come to us in
a remarkable state of preservation. This preservation was possible because of
the large number of manuscripts found. The New Testament evidence for reliability
is almost embarrassingly large. It includes about 4500 Greek manuscripts
beginning about A.D. 125.
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The Bible, in
whole or in part, is now available in more than 1100 different languages and
dialects.
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The two
Testaments form two volumes of one work. The first is incomplete without the
second and second cannot be understood without the first. Together they are
Gods revelation to man of the provision He had made for human salvation.
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