There are 66 books in the Bible, divided among the Old and New Testaments.
There are 39 books in the Old Testament.
There are 27 books in the New Testament.
The longest book in the Bible is Psalms in the Old Testament.
The shortest book in the Bible is 2 John in the New Testament.
The longest chapter in the Bible is Psalm 119.
The shortest chapter in the Bible is Psalm 117.
The longest verse in the Bible is the 9th verse of the 8th chapter of Esther.
The shortest verse is the 35th verse of the 11th chapter of St. John. This verse says "Jesus wept".
The word "Lord" appears 1855 times but the word "girl" is only said one time.
The oldest person ever was Methuselah who lived to be 969 years old (Genesis 5:27).
The Apostle Paul wrote the most books - he who wrote 14 books (over half) of the New Testament.
The Bible has been translated into 2,018 languages.
The Bible is the best-selling book in the world.
The Gutenberg Bible is the oldest printed Bible. It is believed that about 180 copies were printed in the 1450s. Significant parts of 48 copies still survive. The British Library has two complete copies of the Gutenberg Bible.
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