THE HOLY BIBLE

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR BIBLE.

BIBLE WRITERS ...
   
    Genesis: Moses
    Exodus: Moses
    Leviticus: Moses
    Numbers: Moses
    Deuteronomy: Moses
    Joshua: Joshua
    Judges: Samuel
    Ruth: Samuel
    1 Samuel: Samuel; Gad; Nathan
    2 Samuel: Gad; Nathan
    1 Kings: Jeremiah
    2 Kings: Jeremiah
    1 Chronicles: Ezra
    2 Chronicles: Ezra
    Ezra: Ezra
    Nehemiah: Nehemiah
    Esther: Mordecai
    Job: Moses
    Psalms: David and others
    Proverbs: Solomon; Agur; Lemuel
    Ecclesiastes: Solomon
    Song of Solomon: Solomon
    Isaiah: Isaiah
    Jeremiah: Jeremiah
    Lamentations: Jeremiah
    Ezekiel: Ezekiel
    Daniel: Daniel
    Hosea: Hosea
    Joel: Joel
    Amos: Amos
    Obadiah: Obadiah
    Jonah: Jonah
    Micah: Micah
    Nahum: Nahum
    Habakkuk: Habakkuk
    Zephaniah: Zephaniah
    Haggai: Haggai
    Zechariah: Zechariah
    Malachi: Malachi
    Matthew: Matthew
    Mark: Mark
    Luke: Luke
    John: Apostle John
    Acts: Luke
    Romans: Paul
    1 Corinthians: Paul
    2 Corinthians: Paul
    Galatians: Paul
    Ephesians: Paul
    Philippians: Paul
    Colossians: Paul
    1 Thessalonians: Paul
    2 Thessalonians: Paul
    1 Timothy: Paul
    2 Timothy: Paul
    Titus: Paul
    Philemon: Paul
    Hebrews: Unknown / Paul
    James: James (Jesus’ brother)
    1 Peter: Peter
    2 Peter: Peter
    1 John: Apostle John
    2 John: Apostle John
    3 John: Apostle John
    Jude: Jude (Jesus’ brother)
    Revelation: Apostle John

BIBLE STATISTICS
Amazing Bible Facts And Statistics

Number of books in the Bible: 66
Chapters: 1,189
Verses: 31,101
Words: 783,137
Letters: 3,566,480
Number of promises given in the Bible: 1,260
Commands: 6,468
Predictions: over 8,000
Fulfilled prophecy: 3,268 verses
Unfulfilled prophecy: 3,140
Number of questions: 3,294
Longest name: Mahershalalhashbaz (Isaiah 8:1)
Longest verse: Esther 8:9 (78 words)
Shortest verse: John 11:35 (2 words: "Jesus wept").
Middle books: Micah and Nahum
Middle chapter: Psalm 117
Shortest chapter (by number of words): Psalm 117 (by number of words)
Middle verse Psalm 118:8 'It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man.' Longest book: Psalms (150 chapters)
Shortest book (by number of words): 3 John
Longest chapter: Psalm 119 (176 verses)
Number of times the word "God" appears: 3,358
Number of times the word "Lord" appears: 7,736
Number of different authors: 40
Number of languages the Bible has been translated into: over 1,200

OLD TESTAMENT STATISTICS:
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Number of books: 39
Chapters: 929
Verses: 23,114
Words: 602,585
Letters: 2,278,100
Middle book: Proverbs
Middle chapter: Job 20
Middle verses: 2 Chronicles 20:17,18
Smallest book: Obadiah
Shortest verse: 1 Chronicles 1:25
Longest verse: Esther 8:9  (78 words)
Longest chapter: Psalms 119

NEW TESTAMENT STATISTICS:
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Number of books: 27
Chapters: 260
Verses: 7,957
Words: 180,552
Letters: 838,380
Middle book: 2 Thessalonians
Middle chapters: Romans 8, 9
Middle verse: Acts 27:17
Smallest book: 3 John
Shortest verse: John 11:35
Longest verse: Revelation 20:4  (68 words)
Longest chapter: Luke 1

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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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• Written by Approximately 40 Authors
• Written over a period of 1,600 years
• Written over 40 generations
• Written in three languages: Hebrew,     Greek and Aramaic
• Written on three continents: Europe, Asia and Africa
• Written in different locations: wilderness, dungeon, palace, prison, in exile, at home
• Written by men from all occupations: kings, peasants, doctors, fishermen, tax collectors, scholars, etc.
• Written in different times: war, peace, poverty, prosperity, freedom and slavery
• Written in different moods: heights of joy to the depths of despair
• Written in harmonious agreement on a widely diverse range of subjects and doctrines

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10 Longest Books in the Bible

• Psalm - 150 chapters, 2,461 verses, 43,743 words
• Jeremiah - 52 chapters, 1,364 verses, 42,659 words
• Ezekiel - 48 chapters, 1,273 verses, 39,407 words
• Genesis - 50 chapters, 1,533 verses, 38,267 words
• Isaiah - 66 chapters, 1,292 verses, 37,044 words
• Numbers - 36 chapters, 1,288 verses, 32,902 words
• Exodus - 40 chapters, 1,213 verses, 32.602 words
• Deuteronomy - 34 chapters, 959 verses, 28,461 words
• 2 Chronicles - 36 chapters, 822 verses, 26,074 words
• Luke - 24 chapters, 1,151 verses, 25,944 words

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10 Shortest Books in the Bible
• 3 John - 1 chapter, 14 verses, 299 words
• 2 John - 1 chapter, 13 verses, 303 words
• Philemon - 1 chapter, 25 verses, 445 words
• Jude - 1 chapter, 25 verses, 613 words
•  Obadiah - 1 chapter, 21 verses, 670 words
•  Titus - 3 chapters, 46 verses, 921 words
•   2 Thessalonians - 3 chapters, 47 verses, 1,042 words
•  Haggai - 2 chapters, 38 verses, 1,131 words
•  Nahum - 3 chapters, 47 verses, 1,285 words
•  Jonah - 4 chapters, 48 verses, 1,321 words... (Copied)