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Fun Bible
Facts
The
word bible comes from a greek word Biblia which means, “books”.
The Old Testament
was written in Hebrew and the New Testament was written in Greek
but now the bible is written in 6,000 different languages around
the world!
The Star
of Bethlehem was reported by Matthew but at the same time the Chinese
were discovering it and thought it was just an unknown star.
Abraham was
the first person in the Bible to be called a Hebrew.
Pharoahs
ruled Egypt for 3,000 years.
The oldest
person in the bible was Methuselah. He died at the age of 969 years old.
There were
two men in the bible who never died!
There names were Enoch and Elijah and God brought took them to heaven.
The strongest
man in the Bible was Samson.
The wisest
man in the Bible was Solomon.
The greatest
warrior was Gideon. With gods help he defeated 135,000 Midianites.
The acclaimed
King Solomon had 700 wives and 300 mistresses.
The tallest
man in the bible was Goliath who was massive at 9 and a half feet tall.
There were
12 tribes in Israel and 12 disciples of God.
The number
40 is used in the Bible to hasten in something new.
Examples: rained lasted 40 days, Jesus fasted for 40 days
A raven was
the first animal to emerge from the ark.
The number
7 comes up many times in the scriptures.
The words,”Don’t
Be Afraid” appear 365 times in the Bible the same amount of days in the
year.
The word
“Christian” only appears 3 times in the Bible.
There are
seven suicides recorded in the Bible.
The word
“Trinity” is never mentioned in the Bible.
The 10 plagues
of Egypt
1.water turn to blood 2.frogs 3.lice and fleas 4.diseased cows 5.flies
6.boils and sores 7.locusts 8.hail 9.darkness 10.death of firstborns
The very
last word used in the bible is “Amen”.
Caves were
used to keep animals cool in the intense heat.
It is thought Jesus was born in a cave.
The first book of the
Bible tells of a serpent tempting Eve.
The last book of the Bible calls Satan "that serpent of old, who is the
Devil."
(Genesis 3; Revelation 20:2).
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