Interesting Bible Facts: People

-   The most Travelled person in the Bible was Paul, the great theologian and missionary Acts 13:4, 15:36, 18:23

-   The most Frightened person in the Bible was Belshazzar, whose knees knocked ad the handwriting in the wall appeared Dan. 5:6

-   There was a man mentioned in the Bible who had 12 fingers and 12 toes 2 Sam. 21:20

-   Two men in the Bible never died. They were Enoch and Elijah. God brought them right up to heaven. Gen5:21-24 &  2 Kings 2:11.

-   The shortest man in the Bible was Zacchaeus, who climbed a sycamore tree to see Jesus Luke 19:3-4

-   The cruellest man in the Bible was Manasseh, who shed blood from one end of Judah to the other but later repented 2 Chron. 33:1-13

-   The fastest man in the Bible was Asahel, described in Scripture as "light of foot as a wild roe" 2 Sam. 2:18

-   The most Persecuted man in the Bible was Job, attacked by Satan, totally misunderstood by wife, and criticized by his friends Job 1-2

-   The Oldest person in the Bible was Methuselah, son of Enoch, who lived to be 969 Gen. 5:27

-   The Fattest person in the Bible was Eglon, Moabite king killed by the judge Ehud Judg.3:

-   The Strongest person in the Bible was Samson, carnal Nazarite whom God used to deliver Israel from the Philistines Judg. 14:6, 15:5

-   Tallest person in the Bible was Goliath, over nine feet tall, killed in battle by David 1 Sam. 17:4

-   The Wisest person in the Bible was Solomon, king of Israel and son of David 1 Kings 3:12

-   The Richest person in the Bible was Solomon 1 Kings 10:23

-   The Meekest person in the Bible was Moses, Israel's great lawgiver and author of the first five books of the bible Num. 12:3

-   The Greatest of the Prophets was John the Baptist, forerunner of Christ Matt. 11:11

-   The Proudest person in the Bible was Nebuchadnezzar, Babylonian king who destroyed Jerusalem and was later humbled by God himself Dan. 4

-   Most Rash: Jephthah, who vowed to offer a special sacrifice if God would allow him to win a battle; the sacrifice turned out to be his daughter Judg. 11:30

-   Most Doubtful: Thomas, who said he could not believe in Christ's resurrection until he saw and touched the Savior John 11:16, 20:24-29

-   The biblical king with the shortest reign was King Zimri who can be found in 1 Kings 16:15. He was king for 7 days.

-   Abraham is the first person in the Bible to be called a Hebrew.

-  Pharaohs ruled Egypt for 3,000 years.

-   The greatest warrior in the Bible is Gideon. With 300 men, 300 trumpets, and God, He defeated 135,000 Midianites.

-   Baby had a scarlet thread tied around its hand before it was born Gen. 38:28,29

-   Man was spoken to by a donkey Num. 22:28-30

-   One who had a bed 13½ feet long and 6 feet wide Deut. 3:11

-   The women who had to shave their heads before they could marry Deut 21:11-13

-   Sun stood still for a whole day Josh. 10:13

-   Man whose hair weighed about 6 pounds when it was cut annually 2 Sam. 14:26

-   Father who had eighty-eight children 2 Chr. 11:21

-   The sun travelled backward Isaiah 38:8

-   Guiltiest: Judas, who betrayed the Savior for 30 pieces of silver Matt. 27:3-5

-   Solomon had 700 wives, 300 concubines, and 12,000 horses.(Could you imagine having to be responsible for that big of a family?)

-   Noah was 600 years young when he built the ark, and 950 years old when he died. Genesis 7:6 and Genesis 9:29

-  In ancient Israel, men closed a deal by exchanging sandals. Ruth 4:7F

-   After Moses was given the Ten Commandments, he wore a veil over his face because he glowed. Exodus 34:33-35

-   Adam was 930 when he died. Genesis 5:5

-   Luke was a medical doctor. Colossians 4:14

-   Lydia was a saleswoman. Acts 16:14

-   Paul was beaten five times and shipwrecked three times. 2 Corinthians 11:24-25

-   The three magi were never actually at the traditional manger scene. They saw Jesus a little later at Joseph and Mary's house. Matthew 2:11

-   The iron point alone on Goliath's spear weighed about fifteen pounds! 1 Samuel 17:7

-   Joseph was 17 when his brothers sold him to the Ishmaelites. Genesis 37:2

-   The Gospel of Mark reveals that Jesus had brothers and sisters.

-   Moses was four months old when Pharaoh's daughter found him in a basket. Acts 7:20-21

-   Anna was an 84-year-old prophet who praised God for the baby Jesus at the Temple in Jerusalem. Luke 2:36-38

-   Once, while Ezekiel was sitting in his house, a big hand picked him up by the hair of his head and took him somewhere between heaven and earth. Ezekiel 8:3

-   Elijah stretched himself over a widow's son three times to bring him back to life. 1 Kings 17:21