The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-11-20
BIBLE STATISTICS.


Interesting yasas 0lsa.sA fren ~ o.
cd New xsseaasnss.
After tho bishops TRANSLATION Of
1b6S-lb89. nothing further in that line
was accomplished until 1609-l610,
when the Roman Catholics brought
out the Douay Bible, 20 called because
it was printed at q city Of that name.
A year later, in 1911, the English
press issued the King james revision.
The translation Of 1911 has remained
tho 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 Testamen)
contains SO books, 92s chapters, 1914
verses, 5s2. 4S9 words and 2,788, 100
letters.
The New Testament has 81 books,
30 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
sc books, 1,199 chapters, 81, 17S verses,
rs, 692 words and $500, 4S0 letters.
The word Lord, or it equivalent,
Jehovah, occurs 1908 times in the
Old Testament; or, TO b moro exact,
the word Lord occurs 1, SSS times, and
the word Jehovah 5,S46 times.
The Apocrypha (rejected BY the
Council Of Nice - uninspired, but
sometimes bound with the inspired
portions) contains II books, 183 chap
tiers, 1901 verses and 1853, 1876 words
The shortest chapter in the Bible,
and which is also the middle chapter,
is Psalm III. The middle verse il
Psalm xviii, 8.
The shortest verse in the Old Tesla
ment Chronicles !, 25; shortest in
New Testament is John II, IS.
The ninth verse Of the eighth chap
ter of Esther is the longest verso in
the entire work.
The word land" occurs IS, 5l3 times
in the Old Testament and the word
reverend" but once.
Most commentators, in fact all that
the writer has ever consulted, ray
that the word girl" is to be found
but once between the first chapter Of
Genesis and the last chapter OF Mali
chin tho third verse Of tho third
chapter Of Joel. This, however, il &
mistake, which can be proven by turn
ing to the fifth verse Of the eighth
chapter Of Zachariah.
-Four verses of the 10th Psalm-th,
9th, 18th, 21st and 81st-are exactly
alike, and the Seth chapter Of Isaiah
and the 10th chapter Of II Kings an
alike.
The above curious facts in regart
to the number Of chapters, verses
words and letters in the Holy Bool
were ascertained by the Prince O
Granada, heir to the Spanish throne
who was for thirty-three years Q pria
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 fortunat
humanity.
After q great deal Of laborious re
search I am enabled to give the follow
ing explanations Of obscure Bibl
terms:
The cubit according to Sir Isaa
Newton, was 20, 625 English incheA
| A fingers breadth was inch.
A span was 8 inches.
A shekel of silver was about 40 cent
Of our United States money.
A shekel of gold was $500.
The talent OF gold was $13,80
The talent of silver was $516.S2.
The mite was about II cents.
The german cent.
The farthing was 8 cents.
The weights and measures Of tn
samegood old days were:
The nepha contained gallons an
|, 5pints.
The homer rs gallons and 5 pints.
The omer s pints.
. The bath was the same as the nephs
The hin was 1 gallon and 2 pints. TIL
firkin Z pints and the cup 8 pints.
) There are nine books and one psalr
mentioned in the Bible which are no.
lost to the world.
The book of Jasher, mentioned i
Joshua x, Is, and II Samuel i, 18.
The book Of lido, the Seer, to whic
reference is made twice in II Chrol
icles-in tx, 20 and xii, IL.
=, The prophesies Of Ahijah. See
Chronicles <, 20.
The book Of Nathan, the Prophe
See as above.
Book of Shemaiah, mentioned in
I, Chronicles Xii, Is.
. Book of Jehu. See II Chronicle
/ Xxx, "a.
Solomon's five books on natur'
: history. See II Kings iv, 1885.
a The prophecy of Enoch. s.
: Jude, IA.
a The book of the wars Of the LORI
See Numbers xxi, IA. The psalm mel
toned in several places but not foun
= in the Biblc is the 151st.
There are many other curious fac
in regard to the Bible that would i
terest the reader, but space forbi'
4 further reference to them her
Enough has been said to convince an