Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-11-17

A "Readcss" Of Zicn's Herald, sums up
the statistics Of the Bible thus:
The scriptures have been translated into
l4s languages and dialects, Of which al
had. prior 10 the formation Of the British
Foreign Bible Society, never appeared. And
25 of those languages existed without IN
alphsbe', in an oval form. Upwards Of
a., 600, 900 OF those copies Of Gods word
are circulated among not less than GOO, o00,-
600 ofpeoplc.
The first division Of the Divine orders
into chapters and vcrses, 10 attributed to
Stephen Lsng,on, archbishop Of Canterbury.
in the reign Of King John, in tho latter part
Of the 18th century, or beginning Of the 18th.
Cardinal Hugo, in the middle Of the 18th
century. divided the old testament into
chapters a they stand In our TRANSLATION. =
In 1851, Athias, . Jew Of Amsterdam, divl-
ded the section Of Hugo into versss-a
French printer had previously (1562) divi.
ded the new testament int verses % they
nov ere.
The old testament contains 80 books, 929
chapters, 9s,2l4 verses, 692 ,439 words, T.
73S. 100 letters.
The new testament contains - books, 900
chapters, 1850 verses, 1888 words, 1884,
$50 letters.
The entire Bible contains 90 books, 80
chapters. 3l.175 verses, n. 500 wscds. s.
566. 480 letteis.
The name o, Jehovah. o. Lord, occurs
| 0,655 times in the old testament.
The word land" occurs in the old tssts-
ment 5,543 times.
The middle book Of the old testament u
Proverbs.
Tho middle chapter is the seth Of Jeb.
The middle verse 10 Cd Chronicles, goth
chapter, 17th verse.
The middle book Of tue new testament il
The middle chapters are Romsas is and
"a.
| The middle verse 10 Acts III.
The middle chapter, and the least in thu
Bible,is Psalms LIT.
The middle verso in the Bible 10 Psalms
1858.
The middle line in the Bible 10 I'd Chroni
cles go.
The least verse in the old testament 10 IL
Chronicles IL.
The least verse in the Bible 10 John SO
The 10th chapter OF I'd Kings and lssisl
seth are the same.
In the 2ist verse Of the 9TH Of Ezra ere q
the letters Of the alphabet, ! and J consider
ed ~ one.
The apocrypha mot inspired, but some
times bound between Ne old tesla ment "a,
the new,) contains II books, 1873 chapters
.0sl verscs, 152, 1856 words.
The preceding facts were ascestained BY
L - t~., ~
man residing At Amsterdam, 1872, and Il |
aid to have taken each gentleman nearl
three years in the investigation.
There Is Bible in tho library Of the uni
versity OF 0ottingen written on 5,470 pain
leaves.
| A Days journey was 1874 miles.
| A Sabbath days journey was about u
English mile
Exckicl's reed was eleven feet, nearly.
A cubit 10 90 inches. nearly.
A hands breadth 10 equal 10 three an
Eve eighth inches.
| A fingers breadth 10 equal to one inch.
A shekel OF silver was about fifty cents.
A shekcl Of gold wns $500.
A talent OF silver was $5l6.32.
A talent Of gold Was Ola 500.
| A piece Of silver or penny was thrice
cents.
A farthing was three cents.
A gerah was one cent.
A mite was one and a half cents.
A homer contains seventy-iiv gallon
and five pints.
A ncpha or bath contains seven gallon
and five pints.
A hin was one gallon and two pints.
iirkin was seven pints.
An omer was six pints.
A cab was three pints.
A dog was one-haf pint.
The divisions Of the old Testament ar
four
]. The Pentateuch, or the five books {
Moses.
2. The historical books, comprisin
Joshua 10 Esther, inclusive.
3. Poetical or doctrinal books, from 10
TO Songs Of Solomon, inclusive.
4. Prophetical books, from Isaiah to Ma
nchi.
The new Testament 10 usually divide,
into three parts.
l. Historical, containing the four gospel
and Acts.
2. Doctrinal. comprising al the epistle
from Roman to Jude.
8. Prophetical, being the BOOK OF Rcvels
tons Of ST. John.
The commemorative ordnance Of th
Jews werc
Circumcision. the zeal Of the covenau
with Abraham.
The passover, to com0emeeate the pro
lection Of the lsraslites, when I'll Tie 6rst
born Of the Egyptians we're Destroyed.
The feast Of Tabernaeles. Instituted I
perpetuate tho sojourning Of ~ lssaslits
for forty years in the wilderness.
The feast Of Pcntscost, which was %
pointed fifty days after the passover, !
commemorate the delivery Of the Law freq
Mount Sinai
Feast Of Purim. kept n memory Of tn
delivcrancc of the jews from the wicke,
Vaccinations Of Haman.
In 1872, it would have cost laborin,
man thirteen years Of labor to purchase
Bible; as his pay would o.ly be IA penc
per day, while the price OF . Bible ~.
$50.
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