The full Bible has been translated into over 3,000 languages. Among those include fictional languages like Elvish, Klingon, and Na’vi.
100 Mind-Blowing Bible Facts
Nowhere in the Bible does it say there were three wise men, just three gifts.
The most widely printed book in the world is the catalogue for IKEA. IKEA has over 200 million copies of its catalogue circulated annually. This surpasses the amount of printing the Christian bible has.
The chicken came before the egg. At least, according to the Christian bible. This is stated in Genesis 1:20-22.
The first morse code message was, “What hath God Wrought.” Morse code is a nonverbal language system where one communicates with a series of short and long sounds. The first Morse code message was taken from the Bible passage, Numbers 23:23. It was recorded on a paper tape. Samuel Morse and Alfred Lewis Vail.
The Guinness Book of Records is the most stolen book at Public Libraries. Yup, Guinness Records has a record in itself. It is closely followed by the Bible. Talk about the irony.
Rome has a purgatory museum. The MuSEO delle Anime del Purgatorio is a small museum in Rome that displays documentation of hauntings from people stuck in Purgatory. Usually, their claimed hauntings manifest as burn marks on pages of the Bible and other objects.
Portions of the Bible have been translated into more than 3,000 languages. Among those include fictional languages, like Elvish, Klingon and Na’vi.
It is believed that Shakespeare was 46 around the time that the King James Version of the Bible was written. In Psalms 46, the 46th word from the first word is shake and the 46th word from the last word is spear.
There are more than 1,700 references to gems and precious stones in the King James translation of the Bible.
Harry Potter is the third most-read book in the world, coming behind only The Holy Bible and The Holy Quran.