The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1867-04-05
The bible.

The Scriptures have been translated into
las languages and dialects, of which l2l
had prior to the formation of the British
Foreign Bible Society, never appeared.
And 25 of these languages existed without
an alphabet, in an oral form. Upward of
4S,00O,000 of those copies of Gods word
are circulated among not less than 100000,
900 of people.
The first division Of the Divine orders
into chapters aud verses, is attributed to
Stephen langton, Archbishop of Canter.
bury, in the reign of King John. in the lat.
ter part of the twelfth century, or the begin.
ing of the thirteenth. Cardinal Hugo. in
the middle Of the thirteenth century, diVi
ded the Old Testament into chapters, as
they stand IN our translation In l66l,
Athias n Jew of Amsterdam, divided tue
sectioLs of Hugo into Verses--a French
printer had previously Q66l) divided the
New Testament into verses as thoy are at
present.
The Old Testament contains 80 books,
929 olaptr4, 23,2l4 verses, 592, ,lS9 words,
2,73S, loo letters.
The New Testament contains % books,
260 chapters, 1850 verse;, 1872 ,253 words,
933 $50 letters.
The entire Bible contains &C books, ! ,lss
chapters, BLISS verses, 714,692 words,
3,5G6,dS0 letters.
The name of jehovah or Lord, occurs
G, S55 times in the Old Testament.
Tie word and" occurs in the OH res-
tlment 30, 5l3 times.
The middle book Of the Old Testament is
Proverbs.
Tho middle chapter is the 29th of Job.
The middle verso is 2d Chronicles, 10th
chaptnr "A, NnrsN
The middle book of the New Testament
is 81 Thessalonans
The middle chapters are Romans 18th
and l4Ih.
The middle verse ia Acts IL: T.
The middle chapter aud the least in the
Bible, is Psalm IL.
The middle verse in the Bible is Psalms
llS: s.
The middle line in the Bible is ID Chron.
icles, lG.
The least verse in the Oil Testament is
lst Chronicles, | |.
The least verse in the Bible is John IL: 35.
The 18th chapter OF 2d klugs and Isaiah
! 3G are tho same.
In the Dist verse of the 7lh chapter OF
Ezua are all the letters OF the alphabet, |
and J being considered as one.
The Ap0crypha quot inspired, but some.
times bound between tho Old Testament
aud tho New) contuns If books, 1873 chap.
ters, l5,OSl verses, 1872 ls5 words.
The preceding facts were ascerlai led by
a gentleman in Ills. Also, 10y an English
man residing in Amsterdam, in l772, aud il
is said to have taken each gentleman nearly
three years in the Investigation.
There is Bible in the library Of the Uni.
vcrsty of Gottingen, written on 5,476 palm
leaves.
A days journey was 80 is miles
A Sabbath days journey was about an
English mile.
Ezekels reed was eleven feet, y.
A cubit is twenty-five inches nearly.
A hands breadth is equal to three aud
five eighths inches.
A fingers breadth is equal to one inch.
A shoke of silver WAS about fifty cents.
a sheke of gold was S8 90.
A taleut of silver was S5l6 80.
a talent of gold was $l3,309.
A piece of silver or penny was thirteen
cents.
A farlhing was three cents.
a gerah was one cent.
A mite was one and half cents.
A homer contains seventy. five gallons
and five pints.
A hrkn was seven pints.
An omer was six pints.
A cab was three pints
A dog was one-halt pint.
The divisions of the Old Testament are
tour:
/. "he Pentateuch, or tho five books oi
Moses.
2. The historical books, comprising
Joshua to Esther, inclusive.
3. Poetical or doctrnal books, from Jol
to Song of solomon, ircftsive.
4 Prophetcal books, from Isaiah to Nal
achi, inclusive.
The New Testament ID usually divided
into three parts:
/. Historical, containing the four gospels
and Acts.
2. Doctrinal, comprising all tho epintIei
from Romans to Jude.
3. Prophetical, being the book of III,
Revelations OF ST. John
The commemorative ordinances of tht
Jews were:
Circumcision, the seal OF the covonan
with Abraham.
The Passover to commemorate the pro
lection OF the lsraeites, when all the first
born of the Egyptians were destroyed.
The Feast Of the Tabernacles, instituted
to perpetuate the sojourning OF the Israel
ties for forty years in the wilderness.
The feast Of Pentecost, which was ap
pointed fifty years after the Passover, t.
commemorate the delivery of the Law iron
Mt. Sinai.
Feast of Purim, kept in memory Of tn,
deliverauce Of the Jews rom the wicket
macainatiors of lIaman.
In 1912, it would have cost laboriul
mau thirteen years OF labor to purchase
Bible, as his pay would be ! Is pence pc
day, while the price OF Bible was tweuty
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