Amazing Bible Facts and Statistics

WRITTEN

By Approximately 40 Authors

Over a period of 1,600 years.

Over 40 generations

In three languages: Hebrew, Greek and Aramaic

On three continents Europe, Asia and Africa

In different locations: wilderness, dungeon, palace, prison, in exile, at home

By men from all occupations: kings, peasants, doctors, fishermen, tax collectors, scholars, etc.

In different times: war, peace, poverty, prosperity, freedom and slavery

In different moods: heights of joy to the depths of despair

In harmonious agreement on a widely diverse range of subjects and doctrines

NUMBER OF

Books in the Bible: 66

Chapters: 1,189

Verses: 31,101

Words: 783.137

Letters: 3,566,480

Promises: 1,260

Commands 6,468

Predictions: over 8,000

Fulfilled prophecy: 3,268

Unfulfilled prophecy: 3,140

Questions: 3,294

Times the word "God" appears. 3,358

Times the word "Lord" appears: 7,730

Languages the Bible has been translated into: over 1,200

SOME FACTS

Longest name: Mahershalalhashbaz

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: Psalm 117 (by number of verses)

Longest chapter: Psalm 119 (176 verses)

Longest book: Psalms (150 chapter)

Shortest book: 2 John (by number of verses)

OLD TESTAMENT STATISTICS

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

Number of books: 27

Chapter: 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

10 LONGEST BOOKS

Psalms -150 chapters, 2,461 verses

Jeremiah-52 chapters, 1,364 verses

Ezekiel 48 chapters, 1,273 verses

Genesis - 50 chapters, 1,533 verses

Isaiah-66 chapters, 1,292 verses

Numbers - 36 chapters, 1,288 verses

Exodus 40 chapters, 1,213 verses

Deuteronomy - 34 chapters, 959 verses

2 Chronicles- 36 chapters, 822 verses

Luke - 24 chapters, 1,151 verses

10 SHORTEST BOOKS

2 John-1 chapter, 13 verses.

Philemon 1 chapter, 25 verses

Jude - 1 chapter, 25 verses

Obadiah- 1 chapter, 21 verses

Titus - 3 chapters, 46 verses

2 Thessalonians - 3 chapters, 47 verses

Haggai-2 chapters, 38 verses

Nahum - 3 chapters, 47 verses

Jonah - 4 chapters, 48 verses