Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-01-12
IsrBIE STATISTICS.

I
eign Bible Society, never appeared. And
twenty-five of those languages existed with.
| out an alphabet. in an oral form. Upwards
of 43, 600 900 of those copies of Gods word
are circulated among not less than 0,000,-
900 of people. - su 4.
The first division of the Divine orders in
! to chapters and verses is attributed to Ste
phen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury,
in the reign of King John, in the latter part
| of the twelfth century, or beginning of the
| thirteenth. Cardinal Hugo, in the middle
of the thirteenth century, divided the Old
! Testament into chapters as they stand in
our translation. In 1861, Athias, q jew of
Amsterdam, divided the section of Hugo in
to verses.-a French printer had previously
| G56D divided the New Testament into
verses as they are now. ,...
! The Old Testament contains 80 books,
| 929 chapters, 23,214 verses, 1924 words,
| 2,73S, 100 letters. ..4..- +.. i...
| The New Testament contains 81 books,
260 chapters, 1850 verses, 1s2,253 words,
933, $50 letters. -u..... .e pr'. .
| The entire Bible contains GO books, 1889
chapters, 31,175 verses, 774,G02 words, g.
! 5G6.4 letters. ..,.... .. ..r
| The name of jehovah or Lord occurs
! $3.50 times in the Old Testament.
The word "and" occurs in the Old Testa-
mcnt 35 ,543 times. .... ,.
The middle book of the Old Testament is
Proverbs. .. r.r--t....i u. %. H
The middle chapter is the Goth of job.
The middle verse is I'd Chronicles, goth
chapter, 18th verse. .,..... ...
The middle book of the New Testament
is Cd Thessalonans.
The middle chapters are Romans 13 and
IA.
The middle verse is Acts III.
The middle chapter, and the least in the
Bible, is Psalms III. ..... .,..
The middle verse in the Bible is Psalms
3lS:S. ....,
The middle line in the Bible is Cd Chro-
nicles l:16. ,.... .... ....-
The least verse in the Old Testament is
1st Chronicles Ii. .
The least verse in the Bible is John 1875.
The 10th chapter of I'd Kings and Isaiah
Both are the same. t.r...F |
In the 21st verse of the 9TH of Ezra are
all the letters of the alphabet, and con-
sidered as one. ...-..... .
The Apocrypha (not inspired, but some
times bound between the Old Testament
and the New,D contains II books, 1S3 chap
tiers, 5,0Sl verses, 152, ,1S5 words.
The preceding Facts were ascertained by
a gentleman in 1918 Also, by an English
man residing in Amsterdam, 1772, and it
is said to have taken each gentleman nearly
three years in the investigation.
There is a Bible in the library of the
University Of Gottengen written ON 5476
palm leaves. .. .. .......
A days journey was 33 ana 10 miles
Sabbath days journeying was about an
English mile -.....,... 80. .....
Ezekitl's reed was eleven feet, nearly.
a cubit is twenty-five inches, nearly.
hands breadth is equal to three and
ive-eighth inches. ... .......
A fingers breadth is equal to one inch.
\ shekel of silver was about fifty cents.
A shekel of gold was IS %. ...
A talent of silver was S5lG 32. .... ...
\ talent OF gold was $l3,S09. -,
A piece of silver, or penny, was thirteen
cents. ....... .....
\ farthing was three cents.
~ gerah was one cent ... a..
4 mite was one and a-half cents.
A homer contains seventy. five gallons and
five pints.
nepha or bath contains seven gallons
and five pints. ....... .....
A hin was one gallon and two pints.
A frkin was seven pints.
An omer was six pints.
A cab was three pints.
a dog was one-half pint. .. r..
The divisions Of the Old Testament are
four ... . b.. .... ..... q
/, The Pentateuch, or the five books of
Moses. .....
2. The historical books, comprising Josh
ua.to Esther, inclusive. . ... -r.....-
! 3. Poetical or doctrinal books, from job
! to Songs of solomon, inclusive.
A. Prophetcal books, from Isaiah to
| Malachi.
The New Testament is usually divided
! into three parts : -
/. Historical, containing the four Gospels
and Acts. .'...
2. Doctrinal, comprising all the epistles
from Romans to Jude.
s. Prophetical, being the books of Revo-
lations of St. John. ,. -....-
The commemorative ordinances of the
Jews were =
Circumcision, the seal of the covenant
with Abraham.
The passover, to commemorate the pro.
! lection of the Israelites, when all the first
born of the Egyptians were destroyed.
The feast OF Tabernacles, instituted TO
prepetuate the sojourning of the Israelites
for forty years in the Wilderness.
The feast Of the Pentecost, which was ap-
pointed fifty days after the Passover, to com
memorate the delivery OF the law from Mount
Sinai.
Feast of Purim, kept in memory OF the
deliverance Of the Jews from the wicked
Vaccinations Of Haman.
In 1879, it would have cost laboring
man thirteen years of labor to purchase u
Bible, as his pay would only be 1-2 pence
per day, while the price Of Bible was $50
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TAKE CARE OF THE MINuTEs.-As IN
money, so in time, we are to look to the
smallest portions. Take care OF the minutes,
and the hours and years will take care oi
themselves. Gold is not found, for the most
part, in great masses, but in little grains
1t is sifted out of the sand in minute parti
ol.s srhich ia,alted tnnetler. hrnluce The