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Bible Facts and Statistics
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What is the center verse of the Bible

Psalm 118 is the middle chapter of the entire Bible.
Psalm 118 verse 8 is the middle verse of the entire Bible.

“It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust man”.

1188

Before Psalm 118, Psalm 117 is the shortest chapter in the Bible.
“ Jesus Wept”

After Psalm 118, Psalm 119 is the longest chapter of the Bible.
176 verses

There are 594 chapters before and after Psalm 118. Add 594 + 594 =1188.
Psalm 118:8

BIBLE STATISTICS

The Bible was written between 1450 BC and 100AD
Number of different Authors: 40
Number of books in the Bible: 66

Chapters: 1189
Verses: 31,101
Words: 783,137
Letters: 3,566,480
Number of promises given in the bible: 1,260
Number of Commands: 6,468
Number of predictions over 8,000
Fulfilled prophecy: 3,268
Unfulfilled prophecy: 3,140
Number of questions: 3,294
Longest chapter: Psalm 119
Longest verse, Esther 8:9 (78 words).
Shortest chapter: Psalm 117
Shortest verse , John 11:35 ( 2 words: “Jesus Wept“)
Number of times “God” appears: 3,358
Number of times “Lord” or “LORD” appears: 7,736

The oldest parable in the Bible is Judges 9: 8-15.
The word Christian appears only 3 times in the Bible,

Acts 11: 26, Acts 26: 28, and Peter 4: 16.

Two men in the Bible never died. Enoch and Elijah,
they were taken up to heaven by God.

There were 12 tribes of Israel. There were 12 Disciples.
“Do not be Afraid “ appears 365 times, once for each day.
It takes 70 hours to read the bible aloud.

Biblical Numerology

In Greek and Hebrew There are no numbers only letters.
Jesus in Greek is “iasous” or 888.

1, The number of Unity. Duet. 6:4, Eph. 4;5.
2, The number of Division .

Matt. 12;32, 13:39, 40, 49. Mark 10:30.
3, The number of Divine Perfection.

The Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Sprit.
Eph 4:6, “One God and Father of all, who is Above all,
and Thorough all, and In you all”

We live in a Trinity of Trinities of, Time , Space, and Matter.

Time - Past, Present, and Future.
Space - Height, Width ,and Depth
Matter - Solid, Liquid, and Gas.
God is, Omniscient- Love- Holy
Omnipresent- Light- Righteous
Omnipotent- Spirit- Just
4, The number of Creation.
North, South, East and West, (NEWS).
The 4 Seasons.
5, The number of Grace. ( God’s Riches At Christ’s Expense)
Ex. 13:18, 30:23-25, 1Sam. 17:40.
6, The number of Man.
Created on the 6th Day.
Labors (works) 6 Days.
The 6th Commandment, Thou shalt not murder.
7, The number of Spiritual Perfection.
Seven days.
Seven colors in a rainbow.
Jesus made Seven statement’s on the Cross,
Luke 23:34, 23:34, and 23:49.
Matt. 27:46, John 19:26, 19:28, and 19:30.
8, The numbers of New Beginnings.
Gen. 17:12. 2Pet. 2:5.

9, The number of the Gifts of the Sprit.
1 Cor. 12:8-10.
The number of Judgment.
These words each appear 9 times in the bible
Bottomless Pit, Ungodly, Lasciviousness, Lightning.

10, The number of Divine Perfection.
The10 Commandments, Ex. 20.
The 10 “ I AM “ statements, in John: 6:35, 41, 51, 8:12, 18,
10:7, 14, 14:6, 11:25, 15:1, 5.

40, The number of Probation or Trial.
Ex. 24:18, Duet. 8:2-5, Jonah 3:4, Matt. 4:2.

153, After the Resurrection the disciples caught 153 fish.
Fish in Greek is “ixthus” which has a numerical equivalent of
1224,or 8 x 153.
153 people received a blessing from Christ in the four gospels.

Bible Facts

Number of languages the Bible has been translated into: over 1200
The Old Testament has more than 60 references to Jesus.
The New Testament has more than 260 Old Testament quotations.
The name Christian first appears in Antioch, Syria about 100 AD.
The Gutenberg Bible was printed in August 1456.
Stephen Langton added the Chapters in 1228.
R. Nathan added the verses to the Old Testament in 1488.
Robert Stephanus added the verses to the New Testament in 1551.
The Geneva Bible was the first Bible with Chapters and Verses in 1560.

The First Council of Nicaea

Was convoked by the Roman Emperor Constantine 1st, in 325CE.
The Council, or Synod Canonized the books of the Bible as

we know it today.
The list of the Canon was closed by the Council of Carthage in 397CE.

BCE and CE

Before the Common Era and Common Era,
Replaces BC and AD,
Before Christ and anno Domini,( in the year of the Lord).

Easter 2008

The Next time that Easter will be this early (March 23)

is 2228 or 220 Years.
The next time that Easter will be a day earlier (March 22)

is 2285 or 277 years.
Easter is always the 1st Sunday after the 1st full moon after the Spring Equinox,
March 22. This is the reason it moves around on our calendar.

Jesus’ brothers and sisters

Matt. 1: 25, Luke 2: 7, John 7:4-5, Mark 6:1- 6, Matt. 13: 53 - 57, Mark 3: 31-35,
Luke 8: 19 - 21, John 2: 12, Acts 1: 14, 1Cor. 9: 3 - 5, Matt. 12: 46 - 50.
James, Acts 12:17. James is believed to have written the book of James.
Jude 1: 1. Jude is believed to have written the book of Jude.
Sisters, Matt. 27: 55 - 56, Mark 15: 40, John 19: 25.

The Apostle’s

Qualifications, Acts 1: 21 - 22, 6: 1 - 7.
Matthias, Acts 1: 23 - 26. Gal. 1: 19, Gal 2: 9.
James, Acts 12: 17, 21: 18, James 1: 1.

The Star of Bethlehem

April 17, 6 BCE.
“The Star of Bethlehem: The Legacy of the Magi”.
Written by Michael R. Molnar. Rutgers University Astronomer.

“God’s Son” or “God’s Servant” New King James Version
Acts 3: 26.
King James Version His Servant Jesus.
Acts 3: 26.
His Son Jesus.