Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-09-26

BY Veto.
The longest book Of the Bible is |
Psalms, containing 100 chapters.
The longest chapter in the Bible is the |
OXIX Psalm. 1t has % stanzas with |
eight verses each in them.
The longest verse is the 9th verse OF
the WIZ chapter of Esther. In Hcme
Bibles, it contain 425 letters, in others
1926. The difference is in the fifty
seventh word In some biblesit IL ian, "
in others o." This verse contains ~
words.
The longest word of the Bible is Maher-
shaIal- hash. baz, found in the LIST verse
| of the VIII chapter OF Isaiah.
| The shortest book in the Bible is the
| Ill. Epistle of John containing one. chap
ter OF IA verses.
Tho shortest chapter in the Bible is the
OXYII Psatnl, containing two verses. 1t
is the middle chapter of the Bible.
The shortest verse in the Bible ID the
35th yerBs of the xI chapter of st.
Joha "Jssus Wopt."
The middle books Of the Bible are
Micah and Nahum.
The middle book of the Old Tesla
ment is Proverbs.
The middle book OF the New Tesla
ment 10 ii. Ihessalonians.
The middle chapter of the Old Tesla
ment is the Xxx Of job.
The middle chapters Of the New Tesla
ment arc the XIII and XIV OF Romans.
Tie middle verse OF tho Old Testament
ia the i7ih verse OF the Xxx chapter OF
II. Chronicles.
The middle verse of the New Tesla
nent is the 18th verse Of the XVII chap
ter OF Acts.
The shortest verge of the Old Tesla
ment is the 25th verse OF tho chapter
of |. Chronicles
The longest chapter Of the New Tesla
mont is the chapter of st. LIKE.
The longest verse of the Now Tesla
ment il tho 4th verge Of tue Xxx chapter
Of Revelation.
III the book Of Esther and the Song Of
Solomon, neither the words "dod" nor
Lord" Rrc found. The GVTI Psalm has
four verses alihe in il. Four moro verses
alike, all but Que cord not the same.
The VII chapter of Numbers has II
verses of ono kind alike, ~ OF another, II
of another and ~ of another kind that
read word for word alike, aud even lH oil
another kind, may be found.
The XIX chapter of II Kings, and xxxvIl
chapter of Isaiah, are said to be alike.
There are no two chapters in the Bible
precisely alike.
In the CXNXNI Psalm the verses al
end alike.
The III chapter and Sd verse of Joel
has the words 'boy" and "girl" in it
the only place they are found in th'
! Bible. The writer also knows of 2,30t
other words only found once in Bible.
In the book OF st. John the wore
''taithn is not found.
10 tho book OF Acts the word Glove" il
. not found.
: There are twentY.three verses Of th,
xXy chapter of l. Chronicles, which
r end alike.
OF names and titles given to Jesni
/ Christ, there are two hundred and thirty
} one found in the Bible.
. Words and phrases not found in the
Bible: "Deathless," "disembodiec
t spirit" ''disembodiod soul," "endlssl
woo," "eternl suffering in consc!ou'
/ miEery," ''ogoriasting woe" "Immorts
i soul,n lin the midst OF life wa are il
{ DEATH" cleanliness next to godliness,
, "God tempeEs the wind to the shorr
! lamb,n never dyirg soul" "wintar sinai
I become lika summer" 20 Lord hasteI
. the time when nation shall be born in
/. day, there shall be weeping, wailini
8 and Enashiag OF teeth" We often hea
{ the above wordB made use Of. They ar
4 not found in the Bibla.