The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-11-14
BIBLE STATISTICS.
Interesting Facts Cleaned from the Old
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Interesting Facts Cleaned from the Old
and New Testaments.
After the bishops translation of
1568-1589 nothing further In that line
was accomplished until 1609-1610,
when the Roman Catholics brought
out the Douay Bible, SO called because
it was printed at city of that name
A year later, in 1611, the English
press issued the King James revision.
The translation of 1911 has remained
the standard up even to this day, not
withstanding the recent revision, the
merit of which rests almost wholly on
the fact that ''hell" was changed to
''hades."
! The Bible of today (Old Testamen0
contains 80 books, 929 chapters, %, ,214
verses, SOP, ,439 words and 2,738, 100
letters. .S
The New Testament has 81 books,
270 chapters, 1867 verses, 1872, ,253
words and 933, $50 letters.
In speaking of the Bible it is gener-
ally understood that we mean the two
books, the Old and the New Testa-
ment, which, taken collectively, have
So books, 1,199 chapters, 81, 173 verses,
773, 692 words and 3, 500, 480 letters.
The word Lord, or its equivalent,
Jehovah, occurs 1858 times in the
Old Testament; or, To- be more exact,
the word Lord occurs !, 1888 times, and
the word Jehovah 5,s45 times. ~
The Apocrypha (rejected by the
Council of Nice as uninspired, but
sometimes bound with the inspired
portions) contains Ia books, 1S3 chap
ters, Is, 5,081 verses and 153, 1876 words.
The shortest chapter in the Bible,
and which is also the middle chapter,
is Psalm LII. The middle verse is
Psalm xviii, 8.
The shortest verse in the Old Testa-
ment / Chronicles /, 25; shortest In
New Testament is John xi, 35.
The ninth verse of the eighth chap
ter of Esther is the longest verse In
the entire work.
The word land" occurs 35, 543 times
in the Old Testament and the word
reverend" but once,
Most commentators, in fact all that
the writer has ever consulted, say
that the word ''giri" is to be found
but once between the first chapter of
Genesis and the last chapter of Mali
chi-in the third verse OF the third
chapter of Joel. This, however, is a
mistake, which can beproven by turn
ing to the fifth verse of the eighth
chapter OF Zachariah.
Four verses Of the 107th Psalm--the
Sth, 18th, 21st and 31st-are exactly
alike, and tho 36th chapter of isaiah
and the 10th chapter of II Kings are
alike.
The above curious facts in regard
to the number OF chapters, verses,
words and letters in the Holy Book
were ascertained by the Prince Of
Granada, heir to the Spanish throne,
who was for thirty-three years pris-
oner in the Palace of Skulls, Madrid.
with no companion except his Bible,
which he faithfully perused and dis
sected for the benefit of more fortunate
humanity.
After a great deal of laborious re-
search am enabled to give the follow
ing explanations Of obscure Bible
terms: es-. rs.- glsg
The cubit, according to Sir Isaac
Newton, was 20, 625 Engliah inches.
A fingers breadth was inch.
A span was inches.
A shelzel of silver was about 40 cents
of our United States money.
A shekel of gold was ta09.
The talent OF gold was $18, 500.
The talent of silver was $516.32.
The mite was about Q II cents.
The german 1 cent
The farthing was 3 cents.
The weights and measures of the
same good old days were:
The nepha contained 7gallons and
5pints
The homer75 gallons and pints.
The omer 6 pints.
The bath was the same as the nepha-
The hin was gallon and Q pints. The
flrl1in pints and the cup 8pints.
There are nine books and one psalm
mentioned In the Bible which are now
lost to the world.
The book Of Jasher, mentioned in
Joshua x, Is, and II Samuel 1, 1S.
The book Of lido, the Seer, to which
reference Is made twice In II Chron
icles-in TX, % and XII, Is.
The prophesiss Of Ahijah- See Il
Chronicles 4, ~
Tho book oa Nathan, tae Prophet
See as above
Book Of 6heruatah, mentioned m II
Chronicles ID IL
Book of Jshu. See II Chronicle.
xx, "a.
Solomon's FIVE books ON nasurs.
history. See q Kingstv H-@.
| The prophecy Of Enoch. Se'
Jude, IA
The book of the wars Of the Lord
See Numbers KID, IA. The psalm men
toned in several places but not founC
in the Bible is the 151st
There are many other curious fact
in regard to the Bible that would In
terest the reader, but space forbid
further reference TO them here
Enough has been said to convince any
one OF an inquiring turn of mind tina
the old Bible La not tho dryest book Il
the world after all.-John w. Wrigh
in st. Louis Republic.