The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1866-12-28
statistics of the RibIe

The Scriptures have been translated into
one hundred and forty-eight languages and
dialects. OF which one hundred and twenty
one had. prior 70 the formation of the
''British Foreign Bible Socisty,' never ap-
Peared. And taenty five Of these languages
existed without an lphabet in an oral form.
Upwards Of fOFty-three millions Of those
copies Of God's word are circulated among
not less than six hundred millions of people.
The 6rss disisioneOf the divine orders
into chapteEs snd verses is attributed to
Stephen LaOgtOn, arcbbishopof Canterbury
in the reign Of King Joha. 10 the latter part
Of the twelfth century or beginning Of the
thirteenth.
Cardinal Hugo. in the middle of the
thiFtsenth century. divided the Old Testa-
ment into chapters. as they now stand il
our translation.
In 1861, Athias, Jew Of Amsterdam,
divided the section Of Hugo into verses-a
French printer had previously (156I) di-
vided the New Testament into verses as
they now are. ses lim s'T9d31e
The Old Testament ccntsins 50 books,
9ss chapters. 90. .214 verses, 592. .439 words,
2,738, 100 letters. iza tcs.-slte
The New Testament contains 81 books,
ESQ chapters. 1880 verses, lag, s5S words.
933, $50 letters.
The entire Bible contains Sc books, L.
$50 chapters. 81. IT'S verses, a. .69s words,
1856. $50 letters.
The name Of Jehovah, or Lord, occurs
1856 times ia the Old Testament.
The word ''and'' occurs in the Old Tes-
lament So. 54S times.
The middle book of the Old Testament
| is Proverbs. HGlo3 eSa9it s3
The middle chapter is the 29B OfJOb.
The middle verse is Cd Chronicles, Sosh
chapter, 18th verse. % sarss od5 $50
The middle book Of the New Testament
is Cd ThessaIonians. Aaa
The middle chapters are Romans Is and
| 14th. .r-s.a .f-. us iaao.1Hfi GLy
The middle verse isJ Acts II "a. III -
The middle, chapter sad che least in the
Bible is Psalms :l92 b sf ef'ali
The middle verse in the Bible is Psalms
31s 8. ..--l. 49,
The middle line in The Bible is Cd Chroui-
elss 4 l6. go
The lesst verse in she Old Testament is
1st Chronieles ~.
The least verse in the Bible is john If:s5.
The 18th chapter of ed Kings aud Isaiah
36 are the same. egr FsiseEc i7sl
In the 2Ist verse Of the 9Th Of Ezra are
all the letters Of the alphabet. and ] con-
sidered as one. s@2l q 911
The apocrypba (aot inspired, but some
times bound between the Old Testament
and the New contains Ia books, IsS chap
ters, ,08i verses, l52. .185 words.
The preceding facts we're ascertaiued by
a gentleman in 1918. Also, BY an. Eng.
lishman residing at amsterdam, l77s, and
it is said TO havs taken each. gentlsmau
neatly three years in the investigation
There is Bible IN the hbraryo of the Uni
versily of Gottingen written on 5,476 palm
leaves. v h
A days journey was 33 and l-5 miles
A Sabbath days journey was about 81
English mile.
Ezekiel's reed was eleven feet. nearly.
A eubit is z2 inches nearly.
A hands breadth is equal to three anC
fye-eighth inches. rs. .t l.~
a 6uger's breadth is equal TO one inch
A shekel Of silver Was about fifty cents
A shekel Of gold was 90 o9.
A talent of silver was S51e SO.
A talent Of gold was si3sso9.
A piece Of silver or penny vas thiFtser
! cents. .hlr
: A farthing was three cents.
, A gerah was one cent. s.ee
: A mite was one and half cents.
, 4 homer cOntains ssventy.fvs gallOn
: and Eve pinIs.
An epha or bath contains seven gallon
and Eve pints.
A hin was one gallon and two Pints.
A 6rkin Was seven pints.
An Omer was six pints.
A cab vas three pints.
A dog was one-haIf pint.
: The divisions Of the Old Testament ar
/, four. soss nlA
. f.. The psEaatucb, OF the Eve books q
. Noses. 3aafs s8 3s-
i 2. The historical books. cOmPrisiuI
' Joshua to Esther, inclusive.
8 3. Poetieal OF doeIrinai books, from 10
1 to Songs Of Solomon. inclusive.
e 4. PFophstieaI books, fsOm Isaiah |
Malachi.
The New Testament is usually divide
= into three parts.
> /. Historical. eontaiRiag the four GO
. psls and Acts
J g. Doctrinal. comprising ali The Epistls
Is FROM Romans 70 Jude.
5. PrOphetiCal, being the book Of Rev
lations Of Sc. John.