The Bible contains 3,566,480 leers, 773,746 words, 31,173 verses, 1,189 chapters, and 66 books. The longest verse is Esther 8.9. The shortest verse is John 11:3535Jesus wept. (John 11:35). The shortest book in the Old Testament is Obadiah. The shortest chapter is Esther 10. The shortest psalm is Psalm 117; the longest psalm is Psalm 119. There are 960 Old Testament passages quoted, or referred to, in the New Testament.
The first printed book in the world was the Bible in 1450.
Best of all, in the Bible, I see that I am a lost sinner, and that Jesus Christ came to be my Saviour, and trusting Him I am saved. So now I can sing:
“Holy Bible, Book divine,
Precious treasure, thou art mine.”
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