Bible TidBits
note, the following data is approximate and will vary based on the
specific translation, language and version used. It is offered as
interesting trivia and not intended for anything other than casual interest.
I highly encourage personal research in the language and translation of your
choice to determine the specific values. :)
- Most used word: "the" approximately 58,000 times
- second most used word (upper and lower case variations): " Lord " - 7,736 times
- 2 longest words: 18 letters each - found in: Psalm 56 and Isaiah 8:1 and 8:3
- Longest verse: Esther 8:9 - 90 words
- Shortest verse: John 11:35 - "Jesus wept"
- second shortest verse: 1 Chronicles 1:25 - " Eber, Peleg, Reu, "
- Longest Book OT (and Bible): Psalms - 150 chapters, 2,461 verses
- longest Book NT: Luke - 24 Chapters, 1,151 verses
- Shortest Book OT: Obadiah - 21 verses, 670 words
- shortest Book NT: 2 John - 13 verses, 298 words
- Shortest Chapter: Ps 117 - 2 verses, 33 words
- Total (apx.) verses in the Bible: 30,442 - OT: 22,465 NT: 7,957
- Total (apx.) words in the Bible: 845,000 - OT: 647,000 NT: 198,000
God's Word is incredible! Remember that God's Word is "god-breathed", inspired
of God, but written by men. God's Word in the original tongue is infallible.
The Bible Code mentioned above validates the accuracy of the Hebrew text!
to be saved...
believe the Word
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