The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-11-27
BIBLE STATISTICS
Interesting Facts Cleaned From the Old
mud New 'reStRlnenst.

| Interesting Facts Cleaned From the Old
and New TestRmenst.
After tho bishops translation OF 1868
1899, nothing further in that line was az
con plishcd until 1609-161G, when II;
Roman Catholics brought out the D'ua.
Bible. SO called because it was printed q
city of that name. A year later, il
1911, the English press issued the kiog
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 OF
the fact that "hell" was changed tc
'hades."
The Bible of to-day (O!d Testament,
contains 80 books. 929 chapters, 1924
verses, 592, ,439 words and 2,S3S, 100 let
tiers.
The New Testament has 81 aook nc
chapters, 1867 verses, 1872, s53 wo ds
and 933, $50 letters.
speaking of the Bible it is generally
understood that we mean the two books,
the Old and the New Testament, which,
taken collectively, have G6 books, ,l9s
chapters, 31,173 verses, 773,692 words
and 3, 5G6, 4S0 letters.
The word Lo-d, or its equivalent, Je-
bovab, occurs 1868 times in the OLD
Testament; or, to be more exact, the
word Lord occurs 1853 times, and the
word Jehovah 5.s45 times.
The Apocrypha (rejected by the Coun'
Gil of Nice as uninspiEed, but sometimes
bound with the Inspired portions) con-
tains IA books ,1S3 chapters, 10, OSl YER
ses and 1873, 1S4 words.
The shortest chapter in the Bible, and
which is also the middle chapter, is
Psalm III. The middle verse is Psal I'M
xviii,S.
The shortest verse in the Old Testa-
ment Chronicles j, 25; shortest it New
Testament is John xi, 35.
The ninth verse OF the eighth chapter
of Esther is the longest verse in the en-
tire work.
The word ''and" occurs 35,543 times
in the Old Testament and the word "re-
verend" but once.
Most commentators, in fact all that
the writer has ever consulted, say that
the word "girl" is to be fouDd but once
between the first chapter of Genesis and
the last chapter of Malichi-in the third
verse of the third chapter Of Joel. This,
however. is a mistake, which can be
proven by turning to the fifth verse Of
the eighth chapter of Zachariah.
Four verses Of the 10th Psalm-the
Ste, 18th 21st AMI 31st-are exactly
alike, and the 30th 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 10 the Holy Book were ascer-
tanned by the Prince of Granada, heir to
the Spanish Throne, who was for thirty
three years prisoner in the Palace of
Skulls, Madrid, with no companion ex-
cept his Bible. which be faithfully
perused and dissected for the. benefit
more fortunate humanity.
After great deal OF laborious re.
search am enabled to give the follow
ing explanations of obscure Bible
terms:
The cubit, according to Sir Isaac New
ton, was 20, 625 English inches.
A fingers breadth was / inch.
A span was inches.
A sheckel of silver was about 40 cents
of our United States money.
A shekel of gold was $500.
The talent of gold was $1S,S
The talent OF silver was S516,32.
The mite was about q 13cents.
The gerham l cent.
The farthing 8 cents.
The weights and measures of the same
good old days were:
The nehpa contained 7 gallons and 5
pints.
The homer IS gallons and 5 piDts.
The omer pints.
The bath was the same as the nepha.
The hin was gallon and 2 pints. The
frkin pints and the cups 3 pints.
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 <, 10, and II Samuel j, is.
The book of lido, the Seer, to which
reference is made twice in II Chronicles
In tx, 80 and xii. Is.
The prophesies Of Ahijab. See II
Chronicles Y, 20,
The book of Nathan, TIM Prophet. See
as above.
Book OF Shemaiab, mentioned in II
Chronicles xii, Is.
Book of Jehu. See II Chronicles
Xxx, "a.
Solomon's five books on natural history,
See II Kings iv, 31-3
The Prophecy of Euoch. SIS
Jude, II.
The book of the wars of the Lord. SeC
Numbers xxi, IA. The psalm mentioned
in several places but not found in thy
Bible is the 151st.
There are many other curious facts IN
regard to the Bible that would interest
the reader, space forbids 'fruther refer
ence to them here. Enough has been
said to convince anyone of an inquiring
turn of mind that the old Bible is not
the dryest book in the world after
Wright in St. Louis Repuo'
lie.
How One Alliance Office Works.
From the Cotton Plant:
Since the Alliance cotton Office was
opened in Greenville, we have been fire.