The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-04-04
Biblical Curiosit'es.

into chapters was made bv Cardinal Hugo
who fourished A. ID. 1910. lie wrote q
commentary on tho Scriptures, and pro.
jectod the first concordance, which 10 tbs,
of the vulgar (common) Latin Bible.
A famous Jewish Rabbi named Mordecai
Nathan. adopted, in 1888, Hugos chapters,
aud marked every fifth limo with figure.
In lGGl. Athiss learned Jcw of Amster.
dam, in his edition Of the Hebrew Old Tes.
lamont, divided tho sections of Hugo into
vorses as wo now have them, Robert Ste.
phens. French printer. had previously, in
1851, divided The Now Testament into verses
as thoy now are.
The above divisions Of the Bible into vers-
es and chapters, lot it DO noted, are OF hm.
man authority, ard were made for coauen-
itnce cf reference to Concordance, regardless
of sense and connection.
The Old Testament contains 40 books.
929 chapters, %, PA verses, 592, ,i39 words,
3 72S 100 letters.
Tho New Testament contains 90 books,
26O chapters, 1850 verses, lS2, 1853 words,
| 933 $50 letters.
The namo of Jehovah or Lord occurs O..
355 times in the Cid Testament.
The middle book of the Old Testament is
Proverbs.
Tho middle chapter is tho twousy- ninth
of Job.
The middle verso is second Chron, Goth
chapter, l7th verse.
The middle book of the New Testament
is second Thessaionians.
The middle chapters are Romans xii and
xiv.
The middle verse is Acts xi. 7.
Tho middle chapter aud the least 10 the
Bible, is Psalm IL.
Tho middle vorso in the Bible is Psalm
cxviii. 3.
The middle line In the Bible is End Chron,
". 10.
The least verse 10 tho Biblo is John ri,
SO.
The 10Th chapter of Second Kings, and
Isaiah xxxvii are the same.
In the 2lst vorse of the 7th chapter OF
Ezra arc the letters Of the Alphabet. and
j arc considered as ono.
Tho Apocrypbs, (not inspired but somo.
times bound between the Old Testament
and tho New) contains II books, 1893 chap
ters. l6 68l verses. l52, 1875 words.
The preceding facrs we're ascertained by
gentleman In 1881. Also by an English.
inan residing at Amsterdam In 1879, and it
said to have taken each man years in tho
investigation.
There is Bible in the University written
on $40 palm leaves.
days journey was 335 miles.
Sabbath days journey was abou! an
English mile.
Ezekiers reed was eleven feet nearly.
A cubit is so inches nearly.
A fingers breadth 10 equal to one inch.
A sheckel of silver was about SO cents.
A sheckel of gold was rs 90
A talent Of silver was OIL, 1862.
A talent or gold, Ella, 500.
A piece Of silver or 4 penny was Is cts.
A farthing was 3 cents.
A gorah was cent
A mite was "A cents.
A homer contained 75 gallons and pint.
An epha or bath contained gallons aud
pints.
A hin was gallon and 2 pints.
An omor was 2 pints.
A cab was 3 pints.
A log was l pint.
The Old Testament has 4 divisions:
LIST, The Pentateuch, or the Ave books of
Moses.
2nd, The Historical books, comprising
Joshua to Esther inclusive
3d, POetical or doctrinal books, from Job
TO Songs of Solomon inclusive.
4th. Propbetical books, from Isaiah to
Malachi.
The New Testament is usually divided
into three parts;
let, Historical, containing Gospels and
Acts.
and, DoctrinaI. comprising all the Epis.
ties from Romans to Jude.
Sd, PrOphe,ical. being the book of Reve.
lations of st. John.
Tho Commemorative Ordinances Of the
jews were:
The Passover, to commemorate the pro.
lection o: the Israeliies when the frst. born
of the Egyptians were destroyed.
Circumcision, tho seal Of the Covenant
with Abraham.
Tho feast OF Pentocost, which was ap-
pointed 80 days after the Passover, to com
memorate tho delivery Of the law from Mt.
Sinai.
The Feast of Tabernacles, instituted to
perpetuato the sojourning of tho Israoltes
for 4O years In the wilderness.
Feast of Purim, kept in memory of the
delivery Of the jews from the wicked mach
ina,ion of Ham.
In the reign Of Edward I. of England in
1850, 1t cost laboring man fifteen months
labor 10 purchase Bible, as bis pay was 3
cents per day, and the prica Of Bible was
81 pounds. or one hundred and sixty-four
dollars. Now the entire Scriptures can be