100 BIBLE/TRIVIA FACTS
PART 1:
1.) The word “hate” is used 87 times in the Bible, but the word “love” is used 310 times.
2.) Joash was the youngest king at 7 years old (2 Chr 24:1).
3.) John The Baptist was Jesus’ cousin (Lk 1:36).
4.) God miraculously caused the sun to stand still in the sky, providing light for 24 hours straight (Josh 10:12-14).
5.) Delilah did not cut Samson’s hair (Judge 16:19).
6.) Methuselah was the oldest man at 969 yrs old (Gen 5:27).
7.) Seven people committed suicide in the Bible: (Zimri: 1 Kin 16:18) (Judas: Mt 27:3-5) (Abimelech: Judge 9:53-54)(Ahithophel: 2 Sam 17:23) (Samson: Judge 16:25-3
(Saul: 1 Sam 31:4-5, 1 Chr 10:4-5) (Saul’s armorbearer: 1 Sam 31:5, 1 Chr 10:5).
8.) Ehud was the 1st left handed man in the Bible (Judge 3:15).
9.) Dogs are mentioned 41 times in the Bible, cats are never mentioned.
10.) The 10 commandments had writing on both sides (Ex 32:15).
11.) Ostriches are mentioned only twice in the Bible: (Job 39:13-18)(Lam 4:3). They are described as cruel and harsh towards their young, having no wisdom or understanding, but faster than a horse.
12.) There are 12 books of the Bible that start with J.
13.) Everyone spoke the same language until the incident at the Tower of Babel (Gen 11:1-9).
14.) There was a lady named Noah (Josh 17:3).
15.) Samson used the jawbone of a donkey to kill 1000 men (Judge 15:15).
16.) The only boat mentioned by name in the Bible is the Castor and Pollux (Acts 28:11).
17.) Manasseh was the longest reigning king at 55 years (2 Kin 21:1).
18.) Zimri was the shortest reigning king at 7 days (1 Kin 16:15).
19.) Apples are mentioned 3 times in the Bible (Prov 25:11)(Song 2:5)(Song 7:8). Apple trees are also mentioned 3 times: (Song 2:3)(Song 8:5)(Joel 1:12).
20.) You know the term “apple of his eye” (i.e. Deut 32:10, Ps 17:8, Prov 7:2), right? The Hebrew word for “apple” is iyshown, and it means “pupil.”
21.) Noah’s Ark was 450′ long, 75′ wide, and 45′ high, and had 3 stories (Gen 6:15).
22.) God shut the door of the Ark (Gen 7:16).
23.) There were 4 creatures sent as part of the 10 plagues against Egypt: frogs, lice, flies, and locusts.
24.) Goliath’s armor weighed 125 pounds (1 Sam 17:5).
25.) David kept Goliath’s armor in his tent after defeating him (1 Sam 17:54).
26.) Solomon had 700 wives and 300 concubines (1 Kin 11:3).
27.) Stephen was the 1st Christian martyr (Acts 6:7-8:2).
28.) James was the first apostle martyred (Acts 12:1-2).
29.) Othniel was the 1st judge of Israel (Judg 3:9-1.
30.) Green is the 1st color mentioned in the Bible (Gen 1:3.
31.) Joshua captured 31 kings (Josh 12:9-24).
32.) David is mentioned 1139 times in the Bible, second only to Jesus.
33.) Sarah is the most mentioned woman (59 times), Rachel is 2nd (47 times).
34.) Miriam is the 1st woman recorded singing in the Bible (Ex 15:21).
35.) There are 6 Mary’s in the New Testament.
36.) There was a man with 6 fingers and 6 toes (2 Sam 21:2.
37.) Two men never died in the Bible: Enoch (Gen 5:22-24) and Elijah (2 Kin 2:11).
38.) The longest word in the Bible is Maher-shalal-hash-baz.
39.) Every quote Jesus used against Satan was from the book of Deuteronomy.
40.) In the Bible, Jesus never told a disciple “I love you.” However, He showed them with His actions.
41.) Bethlehem means “house of bread.”
42.) Amen means basically “so be it.”
43.)Hosanna means “save now.”
44.) Manna means “what is it."
45.) When the king of Nineveh called the people to repent, even the animals were to fast and be covered in sackcloth (Jonah 3:7-8).
46.) Job at one time had 7000 sheep, 3000 camels, 500 oxen, and 500 female donkeys (Job 1:3).
47.) There are approximately 125 animals mentioned in the Bible.
48.) Solomon spoke 3000 proverbs and his songs numbered 1005 (1 Kin 4:32).
49.) Silver was of little value in Solomon’s day (1 Kin 10:21).
50.) Adam was 130 years old when Seth was born (Gen 5:3).
51.) Jacob had 12 sons, but also had a daughter named Dinah (Gen 34:1).
52.) God Himself buried Moses and no one knows where (Deut 34:5-6).
53.) Jubal invented the harp and flute (Gen 4:21).
54.) The disciples were called Christians for the 1st time at Antioch (Acts 11:26).
55.) Jesus was about 30 when He began His ministry (Lk 3:23).
56.) Jesus performed over 30 miracles in the Gospels.
57.) The new Earth won’t have any seas (Rev 21:1).
58.) The Sea of Galilee was also known as the Sea of Tiberias (Jn 21:1).
59.) Joseph was the only person in Genesis to live less than 120 years. He died at 110 years old (Gen 50:22).
60.) There is only one place in the Bible that shows Jesus sleeping; it is in the midst of a storm (Mt 8:23-27)(Mk 4:35-41)(Lk 8:22-25).
61.) Unlike today, people who died during Bible times were almost always buried the same day they died.
62.) Jesus used the term, “Verily I say unto you (or thee)” 77 times in the Gospels. (Each time in John an extra “verily” is added.) Nowhere else in the Bible is this term used.
63.) The walls surrounding Babylon were 87 ft thick and 387 ft high.
64.) King Ahasuerus made a feast that went for 180 days (Es 1:3-4).
65.) The only woman the Bible tells us to remember is Lot’s wife (Lk 17:32).
66.) Enoch was the first man to prophesy in the Bible (Jude 1:14).
67.) Paul was guarded by 470 soldiers when He was taken to Governor Felix (Acts 23:23).
68.) Speaking of Felix, He is one of only 3 people in the Bible who’s name begins with an F: Felix (Acts 23:24,26)(Acts 24:22,24-25,27)(Acts 25:14), Fortunatus (1 Cor 16:17), and Festus (Acts 24-26).
69.) A ball is mentioned only once in the Bible (Isa 22:18).
70.) Cheese is mentioned 3 times in the Bible (1 Sam 17:18)(2 Sam 17:29)(Job 10:1.
71.) Sarah is the only woman mentioned as laughing in the Bible (Gen 18:12-13).
72.) Abraham was circumcised when he was 99 years old (Gen 17:24).
73.) There are approximately 34 false gods mentioned in the Bible.
74.) Approximately 6 of the false gods were female: (Annammelech: 2 Kin 7:31), (Asherah: Judg 6:25,26,28,3, (Ashtoreth: 1 Kin 11:5,33), (Diana/Artemis: Acts 19:24,27-28,34-35), (Queen of Heaven/Ishtar: Jer 7:18, Jer 44:17-19,25), (Succoth Benoth: 2 Kin 17:3.
75.) Embalming in early Bible times took 40 days (Gen 50:3).
76.) God also dried up the Jordan River so His people could pass through (Josh 3:14-17).
77.) God parted the Jordan River for both Elijah and Elisha (2 Kin 2:7-9,14).
78.) God rained down large stones from Heaven on some of Israel’s enemies (Josh 10:11).
79.) The Gileadites tested people to see if they were their enemies the Ephraimites by making them say “Shibboleth.” The Ephraimites couldn’t pronounce it right, saying “Sibboleth,” and when they mispronounced it, they were captured and killed (Judg 12:4-6).
80.) The prophet Nathan gave Solomon the name “Jedidiah,” meaning “beloved of the Lord” (2 Sam 12:25).
81.) Joab became David’s commander and chief because he killed the first person when David took over Jerusalem (1 Chr 11:6).
82.) The Gadites had faces like lions (1 Chr 12:8).
83.) Job had worms in his skin during his trial (Job 7:5).
84.) Solomon had black, wavy hair (Song 5:11).
85.) Paul spoke both Greek and Hebrew (Acts 21:37,4.
86.) Paul was unskilled in speech (2 Cor 11:6).
87.) Elijah prayed, and it didn’t rain on the Earth for three and a half years (Jas 5:17).
88.) Jesus was born during the reign of Caesar Augustus (Lk 2:1).
89.) Elephants are never mentioned in the Bible. However, ivory, which comes from elephants’ tusks, is mentioned 13 times.
90.) Absalom cut his hair once a year, and when he did what was cut off weighed just about 5 pounds (2 Sam 14:26)!
91.) John The Baptist never performed any miracles (Jn 10:41).
92.) The Earth has been completely covered with water twice: at the beginning of creation (Gen 1) and during the flood (Gen 7).
93.) The first question God asked in the Bible was “Where art thou?” to Adam (Gen 3:9).
94.) Only two nuts are mentioned by name in the Bible: almonds and pistachios.
95.) Salt is mentioned 41 times in the Bible, but pepper is never mentioned.
96.) The only angels mentioned by name in the Bible are: Michael (Dan 10:13,21)(Dan 12:1)(Jude 1:9)(Rev 12:7), Gabriel (Dan 8:16)(Dan 9:21)(Lk 1:19,26), Lucifer (Isa 14:12), and Abaddon/Apollyon (Rev 9:11).
97.) The word “Psalm” comes from the Hebrew word “mizmowr” meaning “instrumental music.”
98.) There will be no marriages in Heaven (Lk 20:34-35)(Mt 22:3(Mk 12:25).
99.) Jesus had at least 4 brothers named: James, Joses, Juda (Jude), and Simon as well as sisters (Mk 6:3)(Mt 13:55-56). (James and Jude wrote books of the Bible.)
100.) Lawyers are mentioned 8 times in the Bible. Only Zenas (Titus 3:13) is mentioned by name.
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blessed day PAls