Bible Facts and Trivia

Is there any book use by millions of people, around the world, parts of which were written over 3000 years ago, yet which still guides us and speaks to us today?

What is the Best Selling Book of all time which no other books comes close?

For my Thursday Trivia I wanna share to you some amazing facts and trivia to one of the most important book of all time – the Bible

There are 1189 chapters in the Bible: 929 chapters in the Old Testament and 260 chapters in the New Testament.

The Old Testament has… 

• 39 books
• 929 chapters
• 23,214 verses

The New Testament has…

• 27 books
• 260 chapters
• 7,959 verses

Salt is mentioned more than 30 times in the Bible.

Seven suicides plus one attempted suicide: -

Abimelech       Judges 9:54
Samson          Judges 16:26-31

Saul               Samuel 31:3-6
Ahithophel       2Samuel 17:1,23
Zimri               Kings 16:18
Judas Iscariot  Matthew 27:4-5  

Attempted suicide-The jailer at Philippi (Acts 16:26-29)- Under the mistaken belief that all his prisoners had escaped during an earthquake, thought that his career and life were in jeopardy and prepared to fall on his sword. Paul stopped him.

Methuselah was the oldest man at 969 yrs old (Gen 5:27)

 Six other people also lived to be over 900 yrs old: 

Adam	930 yrs old	Gen 5:5
Seth	912 yrs old	Gen 5:8
Enos	905 yrs old	Gen 5:11
Cainan	910 yrs old	Gen 5:14
Jared	962 yrs old:	Gen 5:20
Noah	950 yrs old:	Gen 9:28

Solomon had 700 wives and 300 concubines (1 King 11:3)

1 Kings 11:3

King James Version (KJV)

 ³And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart

Manasseh was the longest reigning king at 55 years (2 King 21:1)

2 Kings 21:1

New International Version (NIV)

 ¹ Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years

Joash was the youngest king at 7 years old (2 Chronicles 24:1)

2 Chronicles 24:1

New American Standard Bible (NASB)

 ¹ Joash was seven years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Zibiah from Beersheba

Zimri was the shortest reigning king at 7 days (1 King 16:15)

  

1 Kings 16:15-20

American Standard Version (ASV)

 ¹⁵ In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah. Now the people were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines

Delilah did not cut Samson's hair (Judge 16:19)

 Judges 16:19

New International Version (NIV)

¹⁹ After putting him to sleep on her lap, she called for someone to shave off the seven braids of his hair, and so began to subdue him.^[a] And his strength left him.

Dogs are mentioned 41 times in the Bible, cats are never mentioned

The word "grandmother"appears in the Bible only once (2 Timothy 1:5)

 2 Timothy 1:5-7

New International Version (NIV)

⁵ I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also.

Everyone spoke the same language until the incident at the Tower of Babel - 
(Gen 11:1).

Genesis 11:1

New International Version (NIV)

¹ Now the whole world had one language and a common speech. ² As people moved eastward,^[a] they found a plain in Shinar^[b] and settled there

The longest name in the Bible Mahershalalhashbaz (Isaiah 8:1)

Isaiah 8:1

New International Version (NIV)

 ¹ The LORD said to me, “Take a large scroll and write on it with an ordinary pen: Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz

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