Celebrating National Bible Week! 10 Interesting Facts about the Bible

1.The Bible was written over a period of 1,600 years by about 40 men and the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.

2.The Bible is available in 2,454 different languages.
 

3.In North Korea, if you own a Bible, the punishment is death.
 

 4.The first Bible was printed in 1454 AD by Johannes Gutenberg.
 

5.The longest book of the Bible is the book of Psalms.
 

6.The shortest book of the Bible is 2 John.
 

7.The Bible is the best selling book in the world.
 

8.The word "bible" does not appear in the Bible.
10.The original languages of the Bible were Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic.
 

11.The Bible contains 73 books.  There are 46 books in the Old Testament and 27 books in the New Testament.

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