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Here are some interesting and cool facts about the Bible: The word Bible comes for the Greek word Biblia, which literally means Òbooks.Ó So, reading the Bible is like reading 66 books. Think about it...the Bible was written by over 40 different authors. The Bible contains about 773,692 words! It would take you approximately 70 hours to read the whole Bible out loud. The Old Testament was written in Hebrew. The New Testament was written in Greek. Now the Bible has been written in over 6,000 different languages around the world! The Star of Bethlehem was reported by Matthew, but at the same time Chinese astronomers recorded it, too. To the Chinese it was a bright, unknown star. A shepherd boy discovered old clay jars in a cave by the Dead Sea. The old jars contained dusty scrolls, which turned out to be ancient copies of the Old Testament. The shortest Old Testament book is Obadiah. It has 1 chapter with 21 verses. The shortest verse in the Old Testament is 1 Chronicles 1:25. The oldest parable in the Bible is in Judges 9:8-15. The Old Testament has more than 60 references to Jesus. The New Testament contains more than 260 Old Testament quotations. The shortest book in the New Testament is 2 John with 13 verses. The longest book in the New Testament is Acts. It has 28 chapters. Matthew also has 28 chapters, but it is shorter. The New Testament has 7,959 verses. Abraham is the first person in the Bible to be called a Hebrew. The oldest person in the Bible was Methuselah. He died when he was 969 years old. Two men in the Bible never died. They were Enoch and Elijah. God brought them right up to heaven. The strongest man in the Bible is Samson. The wisest man in the Bible is Solomon. The greatest warrior in the Bible is Gideon. With 300 men, 300 trumpets, and God, He defeated 135,000 Midianites. The biggest and tallest villain in the Bible is Goliath at over 9-1/2 feet tall. The number 7 appears many times in the Bible. It is often linked to perfection or completion. A raven was the first animal out of the ark. The Bible was written on three continents Ð Asia, Africa, and Europe Ð and in three languages Ð Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek.
