A medium difficulty quiz about Bible history. Challenge yourself and learn more about the rich history of the Bible and biblical trivia. Answers are at the right or below the question in "Light Blue" . It is OK to peak; because we are not all Biblical Scientists. Links to information are underlined. Medium Difficult Bible History Quiz It is OK to peek. We are not all Bible Experts. More information is available by using the underlined links. Work on these Biblical history questions that are a little difficult. Which Bible version underwent translation from the Hebrew language into Greek? a. Gnostic Gospels. b. Septuagint. c. Vulgate. b. Septuagint. The Septuagint was a translation made from Hebrew into Greek. The Septuagint was supposedly translated by 72 scholars during the third century. What was the first English Bible "authorized" for use in the church? a. The Great Bible of 1539. b. Geneva Bible of 1560. c. Bishop's Bible of 1568. a. The Great Bible of 1539 . The first authorized English Bible used by the church was the Great Bible. It was authorized by King Henry VIII and prepared by Miles Coverdale. Who wrote most of the books in the New Testament? Simon Peter is also known as Cephas. b. Paul (also known as Saul of Tarsus). c. John the Fisherman (one of the first disciples). b. Paul. The Apostle Paul wrote 14 books (over half) of the New Testament. He was from Tarsus and was originally named Saul. He persecuted the Jews. Saul was traveling to Damascus when Jesus stopped him on the road and blinded him. Later, Saul's eyes were healed; he became a disciple of Jesus, and his name was changed to Paul. Why were one hundred Bibles called the "sinners Bible "? a. A printing error that stated, " Thou shall commit adultery ." b. The Gideons placed these Bibles in prison libraries. c. A priest in 1611 placed Bibles in brothels. a. A printing error occurred. "Thou shall commit adultery " is in a Bible version that is called the Sinners Bible. Which Bible version is considered the most popular Bible ever? a. The New International Version. b. The King James Version. c. The Vulgate. b. The King James Version. However, recently, the New International Version has become more popular. What caused several Bibles to be called the "she Bible "? a. In the book of Ruth, a verse states "she" instead of "he." b. All the words spoken by women were printed in red. c. This Bible was translated by Mother Teresa. a. In the book of Ruth . A misprint in the person's sex in the text of Ruth made this particular version of the Bible known as the She Bible. What do John Rogers, William Tyndale, and John Wycliffe have in common? a. They were priests who conserved the Latin Bible during the religious reformation. b. Their bodies were all burned by the "church" for translating the Bible into English. c. Together, they started what has become the Protestant religion. b. Their bodies were all burned. The church burned them at the stake for translating the Bible into English. Early Bible translators were considered heretics and enemies of the church. The church hunted them down, killed them, imprisoned them, and burned their works. What language was the Vulgate version written in? a. Latin. b. Greek. c. Hebrew. a. Latin. The Vulgate is a Latin version of the Bible written by St. Jerome in 382 AD. Which Bible was in use when Jesus lived? a. The Hebrew Bible. b. Septuagint. c. Vulgate. a. The Hebrew Bible. The Hebrew Bible was used during the time of Jesus. It was the Old Testament. What is referred to as the biblical "silent years"? a. The years that the Israelites spent captive in Egypt. b. The first 30 years of the life of Jesus before he started preaching. c. The years between the last book of the Old Testament and the first book of the New Testament. c. Years between. The 400 years between the writings of the Old and New Testaments are known as the silent years. Which version underwent William Whittingham's supervision? a. The Great Bible. b. Geneva. c. Bishops. b. Geneva. The Geneva version was led by William Whittingham. Several other scholars were involved in the translation. It was the first Bible version to be translated entirely from the original transcripts of Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic. What was the first complete Bible written in English? a. King James. b. Tyndale. c. Bishops. b. Tyndale. The first complete version of the Bible written in English was the Tyndale Bible. What was the first "bound," complete Bible written in any language? a. Septuagint. b. Coverdale. c. Vulgate. c. The Vulgate. The first bound set of books called a Bible was the Vulgate. This volume was the first "unbound" collection of manuscripts made into a complete Bible. a. Dead Sea Scrolls. b. Masoretic Text. c. Vetus Latina. c. Vetus Latina. The first collection of manuscripts called a Bible was the Vetus Latina. Why is Martin Luther important in history? a. He started the original Protestant Lutheran Church. b. Luther was a Southern Baptist who challenged the U.S. government. Martin Luther challenged the Catholic Church and nailed 95 theses to the church's door. c. Martin Luther challenged the church. Martin Luther was a German priest in the 1500s. He found fault with the church and nailed 95 complaints to the church house door about how the church strayed from scripture. What does canonizing the Bible mean? a. Being blessed by the Pope. b. Binding all the books into one volume. c. Being accepted by the church as the divine authority. c. Being accepted by the church. Canon comes from the Greek word kanon. A standard or measuring rod. A canonized Bible means that it has been measured as the standard or tested as being of divine inspiration and authority of God. It is the collection of writings accepted by the leaders of the early Christian church as God's word and the basis of the Christian faith. It is the standard that all Christians use to live their lives. Which Bible did the Pilgrims use when they first arrived in America? a. Vulgate. b. Bishops. c. Geneva. c. Geneva Bible . The Geneva Bible, the most popular Bible of the time, was brought to America by the Pilgrims when they sailed on the Mayflower from Europe. Who are Aristotle, Flavius, Herodotus, Josephus, Pliny, and Tacitus? a. These men were high priests during the period of writing the Bible. b. They were influential biblical writers who wrote many books of the Bible. c. Well-known and respected historians that, in some manner, corroborated parts of the Bible. c. Well-known and respected writers. Aristotle, Pliny, Herodotus, Josephus, Flavius, and Tacitus were respected historians who corroborated the Bible. In what year do scholars believe the Torah was completed? a. 1100 BC. b. 400 BC. c. 120 BC. b. 400 BC. The Torah was believed to be written in 400 BC. How can one avoid entering the furnace known as Hell? a. Faithfully keeping the Ten Commandments. b. By praying daily, including reciting "The Lord's Prayer." c. By going to church every week and keeping the Sabbath. d. Praying for forgiveness and accepting that "Jesus is Lord." d. Praying for forgiveness is part of keeping out of the fires of Hell. Back to the menu. "If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved." Romans 10:8

Uncover enchanting Bible trivia and facts on our website. Delve into biblical insights and truths with our engaging content. Bible Trivia and Bible Facts, Including Things About Jesus. Discover intriguing stories, trivia, truth, and biblical insights that are revealed in the Bible. Facts in the Bible are intriguing and have much truth, insight, and inspiration. Here are intriguing Bible trivia insights and truths about some Bible facts. Discover the facts and insights into the events of the Bible story of the End of Times revealed in Revelation. Only God knows when the events of the end times will occur. Even Jesus does not know. The scripture reveals that knowledge will greatly increase. Such growth started during World War II and has steadily increased logarithmically. The Jewish nation was dispersed throughout the world without having its own country. After WWII, the State of Israel was established as a sovereign nation. Israel declared Jerusalem its capital in 1950. America and the world finally recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital in 2017. This intriguing Bible fact has come true about open homosexuality being prevalent. This openness started in the 1970s. Today, it is considered common and acceptable behavior. Same-sex marriage is legal. The media and movies endorse it. Homosexuality has emerged from the confines of the closet, room, and house into the public streets. The Bible reveals that false prophets will appear, stating they are Jesus or God. The first false prophet revealed was Ryes Evans in 1650. The favorite of this author is Arnold Potter (1804–1872). He was a Mormon leader (Latter-Day Saint); he claimed the spirit of Jesus Christ entered into his body. Potter claimed to be the son of the living God. He died while attempting to "ascend into heaven" when he jumped off a cliff. The last false prophet was Gabbie Hanna in 2022. At least four dozen other self-proclaimed prophets claimed to be Jesus during those years. The most famous self-proclaimed Jesus was Charles Manson . There will be a falling away in the "Church." A few megachurches will survive, but many small ones will close. The "good news" will be preached to all the world. Jesus comes and takes all the believers in the air to meet with him. Here's a Bible fact: All believers will be judged for their works. Believers are judged as to whether their work glorifies God. Spreading the "good news" is good work that glorifies God, and building an empire and making cars is not good work. For seven years, the remaining nonbelievers will be under the control of the Antichrist and false prophet. 144,000 Jews will be sealed to Christ and serve Him during those 7 years. All the non-believers and those who lived after those 7 years will experience the "white judgment. " The events of the 7 seals, 7 trumpets, 7 vials, and 2 witnesses will occur. The Battle of Armageddon will happen next. Satan will be thrown into a "bottomless pit" for 1,000 years, and Jesus will reign for 1,000 years of peace. Later, Satan will be let loose. He will fight heaven and be thrown into the Lake of Fire. The book of Revelation reveals that Jesus will come with a new earth for all the righteous believers to live on. Here are intriguing trivia insights into some Bible truths. I found these three pieces of Bible trivia and unknown Bible facts. Two books in the Bible do not have the word "God" in them. These are the Song of Solomon and the Book of Esther. The word "trinity" is not mentioned in the Bible. However, the Bible mentions each member of the Trinity individually. Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The word "rapture" does not appear in the Bible. The Bible refers to it in many ways, but not as "the rapture." What is " salvation " (being saved)? Salvation is discovering the truth and learning about "the Good News." It means believing in the story of the death and resurrection of Jesus. Read the Bible and discover that salvation is a gift from God (grace), not something earned, bought, or given for good works. Salvation is Christ's rescue, saving us from the consequences of our sins. Salvation prevents the believers from going through the horrible seven-year Tribulation period. Salvation protects believers from the physical threat of an eternal fire. Salvation entails the believer asking God in prayer for salvation. It is asking for forgiveness for sins committed and the repentance of sins. In other words, knowing the truth of Jesus changes one's life from disobeying God to obeying God. Being saved means being accepted by God into a new world. Some believe the New World is a New Jerusalem or Heaven. The "tribulation" of the end times will be devastating. One of the insights of the Bible is that the Tribulation is a time of trouble like never before. The Bible reveals that 50% of Earth's inhabitants will die by sword, hunger, and other reasons. The Bible also reveals that 33% of all vegetation will burn up. It's a seven-year period of destruction, death, war, famine, economic chaos, and Christian persecution. The dirty atmosphere will blot out the sun and the moon, making them invisible. The false prophet and the Antichrist , led by Satan, appear and run the world for a while. The bloody battle of Armageddon between the followers of God and the followers of Satan will occur. God will complete his discipline of Israel . It ends with the final judgment upon the unbelieving citizens of the world. If you are "saved," you are saved from the Tribulation and the fires of Hell. According to Christian eschatology, Jesus will come to gather the "saved" and take them away in the "rapture" before the Tribulation. During the Tribulation, there will be non-believers and those who converted. During the tribulation, many will face great persecution, yet they will recognize the truth and turn to God. The "rapture " is at the core of the Bible. The rapture is the true hope of all Christians. This moment is when Jesus comes and takes his followers with him to everlasting life. It 's an end-of-times event. It happens after Jesus builds a place for believers to live. The Rapture is when Jesus comes back to get his believers. There is an understanding among some that believers are exempt and will never see the Tribulation. Others understand that the rapture occurs after the tribulation. Jesus will come in the clouds. He will resurrect the believers who are dead and meet them in the clouds. He will also bring the living believers to meet him in the clouds. He transports them to the seat of Christ. This location is known as the Bema seat. At the Bema seat, the believers will receive rewards for good works. Later, Jesus will lead his believers to the new home He has built for us. The rapture happens before the 7-year tribulation of God's wrath on Earth. The rapture happens before the judgment and the second coming. The rapture happens before the false prophet and the antichrist come to power. No one but God knows when the rapture will take place. Below are some intriguing stories, trivia, and biblical insights. When was the term Christian first used? The consensus is that the original use of the coined word "Christian" is unknown. However, the term is first visible in the Book of Acts in the Bible. Paul and Barnabas were in Antioch preaching. Herod Agrippa II asked Paul the Apostle if he was a Christian. Before this, most people referred to the Apostles as Nazarenes, followers of the Jesus movement, or followers of "The Way." During this time, most of the "followers" were Jewish. Herod stated that Paul's acceptance of the term "Christian" led to its widespread use and spread. The earliest written use of the term "Christian" outside of the Bible was by Josephus and Pliny the Younger. During this time, the "Christian faith" had swelled in numbers among the gentiles. Both of these writers referred to the followers of Jesus as Christians. Soon after, it became a household name. The followers of the "Faith" split into a Jewish following and a Gentile following. The Jewish sect followed the time-tested Old Testament. They are waiting for the Savior to arrive and obey the Mosaic Laws. The Gentile non-Jewish sect followed the New Testament. They recognize that the Savior has already arrived and follow the teachings of Jesus. China prints the most Bibles. Every year, the world sells over 100 million. An estimated 724 different languages have printed the Bible. The Bible is t he most stolen book in history. However, it is also the most purchased book in history. Swearing on the Bible in a court of law is against it. Swearing is taking an oath. Therefore, one should "affirm" and not "swear." "I affirm allegiance," not "I swear allegiance." "I affirm to tell the truth." Not "I swear to tell the truth, so help me, God." Matthew 5:33-37. Cannibalism is a little-known Bible trivia. The first time was when God punished the followers with hunger. It would come about because the followers would eat the flesh of their children. Deuteronomy 28:53-57 O n the second occasion, the king hears the story of two women making a pact to eat each other's child. 2 Kings 6:26-29 The oldest known biblical writing is the Ketef Hinnom Inscription. The inscription is believed to have been created during the 7th century BC. The inscription is a silver scroll rolled up as an amulet. The writing is so tiny that it is impossible to read with the human eye. The inscription is the same as in Numbers 6:24. What is the biblical truth about which day of the week is the Sabbath? Christians believe that it is Sunday. Jews say that it is Saturday. Muslims have it on Friday. Many believe it is not relevant which physical day it is. Pick a day and observe it. Some interpret the New Testament and say that the Sabbath no longer exists. Some interpret the Old Testament and say that it still exists and is on the seventh day, Saturday. Click below for a lengthy explanation. Especially read the last paragraph. The original languages of the manuscripts are Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek. The Old Testament is mainly in Hebrew and was written before the birth of Jesus. The New Testament is mainly in Greek and was written after the birth of Jesus. Aramaic was the spoken language during the time of Jesus. This was the time between the Old and New Testaments. "The silent period." The mother language of Jesus was Aramaic. Aramaic was the common language of Judea in the first century AD. As a native of Galilee, Jesus would have spoken Aramaic with a Galilean accent. It is inevitable that Jesus spoke multiple languages. He would have spoken Hebrew. It was the religious language used in the synagogues and temples at that time. In Matthew and Mark, Jesus is recorded using Aramaic terms and phrases. In Luke 4:16, Jesus was recorded as reading Hebrew from the Bible at a synagogue. Greek and Latin were the commonly used languages in trade and economics during the time of Jesus. Jesus was a tradesman before preaching and then traveled while preaching. He must have been familiar with several languages. The Hebrew language does not have small or capital letters. Hebrew is the language of the Old Testament. The language has only 22 letters, all one size. Hebrew was the spoken and written language of the Israelites. Ancient Hebrew also had no vowels, only consonants. It was called the "Language of Judah." It's referenced as Judahite in the Book of Kings. The language died out of general spoken use around 200 AD. In the 1900s, it made a comeback as a common language. A derivative has survived (aka "modern Hebrew" ) and is the "official language" of Israel. We write Hebrew from right to left. All Middle Eastern languages are written that way. There are four main sections in the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh): The Jews also refer to the Bible as the Mikra. Protestants refer to it as the Pentateuch (Five Books), also known as the "Five Books of Moses." The word Tanakh is derived from the first letters of the three main sections of the original Masoretic Hebrew texts. The Torah (the Laws). The Neviʾim (the Prophets). The Ketuvim (the Writings). There are a total of 24 books. The truth about the beasts. Revelation reveals the future story of several beasts. At the end of time, Satan puts on his best show and pretends to be God. People propose that Jesus, also known as the Beast of the Sea, is the Antichrist. The false prophet is the Holy Spirit (the Beast of the Earth). The first beast will symbolically come out of the sea (masses of humanity). Satan will give this beast power. This beast will rule for 42 months. Some people believe this period re-established the Roman Empire. The first beast will have seven heads, 10 horns, and 10 crowns. (Several political powers.) The beast, symbolically, is the culmination of a leopard, bear, lion, and 10 horns. The second beast will come out of the earth and have powers given by Satan. He presides over the world's economic and religious agendas . He is known as the "false prophet" due to his dominance over the world's religions. This beast is symbolically described with two horns like a lamb and speaks like a dragon. Despite his outward gentle demeanor, he will be a true "devil." He causes all people to symbolically receive the mark of the beast "in their right hand or their forehead." Some believe that this will be the Catholic Church. Revelation does not describe how the third beast originates. It has seven heads and ten horns, according to the description. It is also described as being colored scarlet with a harlot who reigns over the kings of the earth riding it. There are believed to be seven world powers whose purpose is to unite the world's nations. Some believe it to be the League of Nations, now known as the United Nations. A godless man will preside over this coalition of nations and rule the world during the Tribulation. The story in the book of Revelation calls him the Antichrist. He presides over a political agenda with an evil government in power at the end of times. In the beginning, he will broker peace between Israel and all of the world. The mantra to get the world to buy into his leadership is "peace and harmony." He will say he is God, demand worship of him, and persecute those who believe in the true God. Some believe that this is when 144,000 Jewish believers will preach the Gospel. Jesus returns for the second (2nd) time at the end of the beast's reign. There will be a great war between Jesus and Satan. Satan will be tossed into the lake of fire, along with the false prophet and the antichrist. Revelation reveals the story of the 144,000. They are Hebrew males. All are virgins. They come from the 12 tribes of Israel. There will be twelve thousand believers from each tribe. God will protect these believers during the Tribulation and End of Times. The 144,000 believers will not have the mark of the beast. They will evangelize during the Tribulation. They will be the leaders on Earth during the Millennial Reign of Christ. Here are some more stories and trivia I've discovered by searching the internet. Animal Sacrifices The question is, when did the Israelites last perform animal sacrifices? According to the New Testament and church history, it was around 70 CE (AD). This is when Rome went into Jerusalem and destroyed the temple for the second time. Only the temple in Jerusalem was the authorized place for sacrifices. When the temple was destroyed, so were the practices of burnt offerings. The world's largest ancient biblical manuscript is the Codex Gigas. It weighs 165 pounds. The composition consists of 310 leaves. The claim is that it is made of vellum from the skins of 160 donkeys, or perhaps calfskin. It covers 142.6 m² (1,535 sq ft) in total. The manuscript has red, blue, yellow, green, and gold colors. It's also known as the "Devil's Bible" because of its rendition of the devil on page 577. It contains scripture from the Old Testament and New Testament, works by Joseph Flavius, a medical book, a calendar, and several other items of interest. The world's largest modern Bible is the Louis Waynai Bible. It weighs over 1,000 pounds. It is a King James version. The Bible was created in Los Angeles by Louis Waynai, a Hungarian immigrant, during 1928-1930. Mr. Waynai gave the Bible to a church in Fort Worth. The church later passed it on to Abilene Christian University in Texas. Popular punishment was death in the early years of the Catholic and English churches. It was illegal to print or even possess Bibles that were printed in English. The church wanted full control of its subjects, and the "government" backed it. The Bible was generally in Latin; only the church had it, and only priests could read it. Anyone who did not fully obey the rules of the "church" or who dared speak against it ended up being executed. The church was more interested in its sovereignty than preaching the truth about Jesus. More tidbits of Bible trivia, information, insights, and understanding. The Gideons are a well-known religious organization that spreads the truth. They place Bibles in hotels and motels for free. Gideon was a judge and warrior whom God called upon. He freed the Israelites from the Midianites. What is the Baptism of the Holy Spirit? The Bible reveals that the Holy Spirit (the Spirit of God ) comes upon a believer when he believes in the truth of Jesus. The spirit gives the believer certain gifts and takes control of one's abilities. The Holy Spirit overcomes the believer's soul . This gives the believer a genuine understanding of the truth. The guidance of the Holy Spirit is required to understand and interpret the Scriptures. Generally, this occurs when someone is "saved," "converted," or "called to service" by God. Many villains in the Bible have a certain hair color. Red hair. Perhaps this is why Irish girls with red hair are said to be "hot-tempered." Cain killed Abel. He is believed to have red hair. The Bible describes Esau as red, like a fur coat, as he sets out to kill his brother Jacob. Genesis 25:25 David had an adulterous affair with Bathsheba and then murdered her husband, Uriah. 2 Samuel 11:1-17 Salome, the dancer, requested the head of John the Baptist on a platter from King Herod. She was said to be a redhead. The Gutenberg Bible was the first complete Bible printed on a printing press. It is a copy of the Vulgate, which was written in Latin. It was printed about 1450 AD on a movable metal type printing press. Johannes Gutenberg printed this Bible in Mainz, Germany. The word is that about fifty copies have been discovered. Harvard has a copy. Bible Facts: The Old Testament has five sections: The five sections of the Old Testament are Law, History, Poetry, Major Prophets, and Minor Prophets. The New Testament has five sections: They are the Gospels, Acts, Letters of Paul, General Epistles, and Revelation. The Pentateuch is the first division of the Bible. The Pentateuch is a collection of the first five books of the Bible. Moses wrote the Pentateuch. Therefore, it is known as the Mosaic Laws . These are the books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. The Gospels are the first division of the New Testament. The Gospels are the first four books of the New Testament. These are the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. They reveal the truth about the ministry of Jesus. Three major religions believe in the Old Testament. They are Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. (aka, Protestants, Jews, and Muslims) Yes, that's right; Muslims recognize the Old Testament. Muhammad gave the Muslims the Koran. But they also recognize the Old Testament as valid scripture. Muslims follow the Old Testament, sort of. Muslims believe the Christian Bible is a revelation from God but that man has corrupted it. They believe the angel Gabriel dictated the Koran to Muhammad, and it is the non-corrupted revelation of God. Therefore, the Koran is their truth, and it supersedes the Bible. They believe Jesus was a prophet and a powerful speaker but not the Messiah. Like the Jewish community, Muslims believe the Messiah is yet to come. We must remember that Father Abraham, the first Jew, began God's church. The roots of the three religions are traced back to Abraham. 1. Judaism: The original Jewish faith became fully consecrated with God's visitation with Moses. The "Laws of Moses" were created for the followers of the Old Testament (Torah). 2. Islam: This faith started with Gabriel's visitation with Mohammad. The Koran came into being. 3. Christianity: Jesus arrived as the Messiah for the entire world. The New Testament came about for the Jews and Gentiles. Why are God's people referred to as Hebrew, Israelite, and Jew? First, the Bible refers to God's people as Hebrews and states that Abraham was a Hebrew. Hebrew is traceable to Noah. The name is a derivative of Eber, a descendant of Noah. Israel is traceable to Abraham's grandson, Jacob, when his name was changed to Israel by God. The twelve sons of Jacob created the twelve tribes of Israel. Jew is traced to one son of Jacob, Judah, who strayed from the pack, and his tribe became Judahites. Eventually, all the tribes converted to Judaism, following Judah's line. Unfortunately, the Assyrians attacked and took ten of the twelve tribes to the north into captivity. These became known as the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel. Through marriage, assimilation, wars, the scattering of the tribes, and other social events, the tribes essentially disappeared. The tribes of Judah and Benjamin survived in the south, keeping Judaism alive. Jesus is from the tribe of Judah. The first recognized official Bible of the Church printed in English was the Great Bible of 1539. The last word in the New Testament is the word "Amen". Revelation 22:21 . The last word in the Old Testament is the word " curse". Malachi 4:6 . No original transcriptions of the Bible have been discovered. There are many true copies of the ancient scriptures. There are no originals. Four important codices contain the Bible, including the Apocrypha. Codex Sinaiticus, 325 AD (?), majority of the Old Testament, complete New Testament, parts of the Apocrypha. Codex Alexandrinus, 4th century (?), 630 pages of the Old Testament and 143 pages of the New Testament. Codex Vaticanus, 5th century (?), 21 parchment leaves of the New Testament. Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus, 5th century (?), 145 pages of the New Testament and 64 of the Old Testament. Who are the Wise Men among the Bible People? The Bible does not specify how many wise men visited baby Jesus. The Bible states that the "Magi" came to visit. There was no particular number of Magi given. There could have been any number. There were at least two, because the word Magi is plural. Magus is singular. Matthew 2:1-16 The Magi brought three gifts to Jesus. The assumption is that three gifts meant that three Magi made the visitation. The three gifts were gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Gifts could have been in any number of packages. The gifts could have been small enough to put in a single bag. Tradition, not the truth of the Bible, gave names to the Magi. The given names to the Magi are Gaspar, Melchior, and Balthazar. Tradition, not the Bible, calls the Magi wise men and sometimes kings. The only fact that the Bible tells us is that the visitors were Magi. Magi is plural, more than one. Magus is singular. The translation of magus is "powerful." It can also mean "magician" or "wise man." Zoroastrian priests were called Magi in ancient Persia. The Magi came from the east. They brought three gifts. The Magi used a star as their guide. Everything else is tradition based on very loose suppositions and not the truth of the Bible. Are religious traditions based on Bible Truth? Here is a summary of traditional beliefs that are not necessarily based on the truth: The assumption is that there were three Magi based on the giving of three gifts. They were kings. Tradition gave the Magi names. Their travel mode was walking. The trek to visit Jesus took two years. They were skilled astrologists and astronomers. They were Ethiopian, Persian, and Indian. They were descendants of Noah, but aren't we all? They came from a tribe in eastern Mesopotamia, possibly as far as the Orient. A bishop in Cologne claims to have discovered their skulls. (A stretch even for tradition.) Bible people receive communication in dreams from God. There are 21 dreams in the Bible that are popular. Some of the most popular are Jacob's ladder : Jacob sees angels going between earth and heaven on a ladder. Some believe this symbolizes the believing descendants going to heaven. Genesis 28:12 Daniel's four beasts: God judges four beasts, and Jesus is given dominion over them. Daniel 7 The wife of Pontius Pilate dreams about the true messiah: She has a nightmare about Jesus' trial. She knows he is innocent. Matthew 27:19 Joseph's first visit: An angel tells Joseph not to divorce Mary, as she is carrying the Savior. They were not married at the time but betrothed. The proper translation says Mary was a young woman , not specifically a virgin. Being "betrothed and a young woman" makes it reasonable to assume that she was a virgin. But is that the truth? The Bible does not directly state that. Matthew 1:18 Magi's Warning: A dream warned them not to visit King Herod. Herod wants to know where the baby messiah is so that he can kill him. Matthew 2:1-12 Joseph's warning: A dream warns Joseph to flee to Egypt because Herod will slay all the young babies. Matthew 2:13-14 Joseph's second visit: Joseph dreams that Herod is dead and that they can now return to Israel. Matthew 2:19-21 What is the earliest Bible writing in existence? The earliest original biblical writing believed to still be in existence is the Ten Commandments. Moses was the first to possess the stones. God wrote them with his finger. The tablets were placed inside the original Ark of the Covenant. The story is that the Ark is in a bunker under Ethiopia's Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion. This church is fenced and made off-limits to the public. The bunker is guarded and protected by the authority of the Ethiopian government. It is believed that you will die from supernatural forces or from the trained monks at the church while attempting to enter the bunker uninvited. A British officer during WWII said he entered the bunker during the war and believed the Ark to be a copy. Is it the truth, a hoax, a theory, a legend, a tradition, or a reality? You decide. Communion (The Lord's Supper) is an important symbol initiated by Jesus at the Last Supper. The Last Supper is called the Eucharist, or sometimes Mass. Jesus and the disciples ate unleavened bread and wine at the Last Supper. The Lord's Supper (Communion) symbolizes the Last Supper of Jesus and commemorates his death. The bread had no yeast, and the drink was wine and not grape juice. Many believe wine is to be served at communion and the bread should be broken. That is what Jesus did. Some folks like to follow Jesus' example and use one cup for sharing amongst all the congregation. However, some churches use individual, nonbroken crackers and small paper cups of grape juice. It's more hygienic and easier to manage in large congregations. It's the symbolism that's important. The bread represents the broken body that Jesus endured for us. The wine represents the blood that Jesus shed for us. The Bible does not give specific instructions on when or how often to take communion. Jesus implied that communion is to be done periodically, in remembrance of Him. The idea is to take communion often enough to keep the believer's focus on Jesus and his sacrifice. To participate in communion, you must be a believer and have confessed your sins beforehand. Communion is to be taken with reverence, love, and a deep passion of gratitude for what Jesus did for us. It is the remembrance of his sacrifice, given to save us from our sins, and the true pathway to heaven. When your dead, you're dead. One way that Bible scholars interpret the Bible is by teaching that death is not going off into the wild blue yonder into paradise, purgatory, or heaven. They hold the belief that upon death, you are irrevocably gone. We lay you to rest, as the saying goes. " LAID TO REST." Your body is resting in a deep sleep, a coma-like existence. The rapture awaits your resurrection. You are dead, and you know nothing; you hear nothing; you see nothing; you feel nothing; you are unaware of anything around you. There is no concept of time. Time stops for you. Your body becomes dust. Yet somehow your energy or soul, which defines who you are, is preserved in a temporary state of deep sleep. This condition is exactly what a coma is. When you die, you are aware of nothing. This author experienced being in a coma for two weeks after surgery as a teenager. One second I was on the gurney and fell asleep . The next instant brought me back to life, seated on a hospital bed. I did not remember anything in between. I noticed many flowers in the room, many get-well cards hanging everywhere, and a banner that said, "Come back to us soon." The TV was on, and my parents were sitting in chairs to my left. Dad was watching TV, and Mom was reading a book. I was shocked when I noticed they were wearing different clothes. They must have left me and gone home during my surgery. I was awake and spoke. I said, "Why did you guys go home?" They were equally shocked when they heard me speak. I was unconscious, didn't know that many kids from school came to see me, didn't realize two weeks had passed, and I was unaware of anything. It was like I was dead, in a deep sleep, for two weeks. For two weeks I lay in bed; I blinked, and two weeks passed that I did not consciously experience. That is what death is like, according to some biblical scholars. Death is like a blink. In one moment you are conscious, and then you die. The next moment, in a blink, you are alive again. You will be moving through the air, going toward Jesus, without a memory of what happened during the blink. This claim is popular among many Bible believers. Read this page for a better explanation. Other Bible scholars say that when you're dead, you're not dead. This is another belief about what happens when you die. It was Jesus who said to the criminal beside him (paraphrase), "I'll see you in paradise tonight." Where and what is paradise? Roman Catholics are adamant that you go immediately to purgatory at death. Many other Christian sects believe you go immediately to heaven when you die. In the future, I will add more to this paragraph. Meanwhile, you can google it for yourself. The link below is a place to start. Read this. Here is an intriguing side note. The people who met Jesus did not recognize him when he walked around after his resurrection. The Bible states that several people who intimately knew him did not recognize him. His appearance must have changed. But he still had the wounds on his hands from the crucifixion. The situation is confusing. Can we clarify whether his appearance changed after he came back to life? There are stories in the Bible of animals doing extraordinary things. Balaam's donkey talked while they were traveling. The donkey saw a spiritual being before him and wouldn't let the donkey pass. The donkey wouldn't move, so Balaam beat the donkey . The donkey turned his head and spoke, chastising Balaam for beating him. Numbers 22:21-39. A big fish was a sea-going transport in the Bible. Tradition states that a giant fish, perhaps a whale, transported Jonah to Nineveh. The Bible specifically states Jonah was in a big fish and not a whale. By the way, whales are not fish; they are water mammals like seals, walruses, and sea lions. This story is in the first chapter of the book of Jonah. "If you want to be wise, read the Bible. If you want to be safe believe in the Bible. If you want to be right, obey the Bible." A quote from Calvary Chapel , Chino Hills, California

Learn about the intriguing history of the Bible and how it came to be. Explore fascinating facts, trivia, and informative about the ancient Biblical documents. Bible History Information Ponder these Bible facts and trivia commentary on the Bible's history, authenticity, and truth. There are fascinating facts about the history of the Bible. The Bible is accurate and authentic. It is the Christian book for all religious matters. The Bible is the guiding principle of the Christian faith. It provides personal guidance, moral improvement, and counsel. The Good Book tells Christians how to live. It is called the "Gospels" because the Bible tells a story of why Jesus is here. This is called the Good News. The books are considered "scripture" because the writings come from God, the creator. The Bible is said to be "The Word" because it contains the words of God and Jesus. The religious documents of antiquity are the basis of the Bible. Ancient documents may be referred to as bibles . But they are not books as we are accustomed to seeing. Documents of antiquity are individual and separate scriptures or manuscripts known as codices. They are on sheets of paper and scrolls of vellum, papyrus, parchment, or animal skins. Several antique writings have been discovered that are chiseled on stone and engraved in various metals . Before the written word, the belief was that the biblical doctrines and scriptures were strictly oral and meticulously handed down from generation to generation. Passing down information was a verbal tradition practiced by priests and believers from the time of creation until about 2000 BC. This phase was when the creation of the alphabet and writing became prominent. The schools of thought say that between 2000 and 1000 BC, written manuscripts began to appear in their various forms. There is a belief that Joseph developed the alphabet, and the earliest form of conventional writing is in the ancient Hebrew language. Joseph was running Egypt under the direction of the Pharaoh at that time. Raised as a prince in Egypt, Moses would have spoken this language. Moses would also have written the Pentateuch, the first known biblical scripture in this language. The language of Joseph is the core root language that developed into Arabic, Phoenician, and Old Hebrew. However, archeologists have found walls, rocks, and caves with drawings, pictographs, hieroglyphics, and cuneiforms. These are stories and recordings of history that carbon date back as far as 63,000 years. Scientists assume that carbon dating is accurate. However, research has proven its inaccuracy. This method dates the findings to 57,000 years before the Bible's creation story. Note: These items were considered by some scholars as art and not language. Hebrew was the language of the first early religious manuscripts. It was the most spoken language among believers in the Middle East before the birth of Christ. Koine Greek was the language of scriptural manuscripts after the birth of Christ. Manuscripts written during the time of Christ included a small sprinkling of other dialects. The early Hebrews used these manuscripts as their religious scriptures. Scriptures were not in the book form of modern Bibles. The scriptures were mostly in the form of handwritten individual scrolls, not as books. Eventually, twenty-four manuscripts were put together. They became known as the Tanakh, or Hebrew Bible. The first Bible (Tanakh ) was in Old Hebrew and later translated into the modern Hebrew of today's Old Testament. The first translation of the Tanakh from Hebrew into Koine Greek was called the Septuagint. The Septuagint earned its name due to the purported translation efforts of seventy-two scholars. There were six translators from each of the twelve tribes of Israel. It eventually became adopted by the early Jewish Church. The next significant translation was into Latin, known as the Vulgate . The Vulgate had additional scripture, "books" called the Apocrypha , added to it as well. St. Jerome made this translation for the Catholic Church in 382 AD. Up until the 20th century, the Catholic Church used the Vulgate. The Vulgate eventually became the "official authorized Bible" of the Western Christian churches. However, the Jewish community still used the original Hebrew Bible instead of the Vulgate. Today, people still use the Tanakh, a derivative of the Hebrew Bible, and often refer to it as the Torah. Thereafter, the New Testament books began to appear, all written in Greek. (The language of the day.) The names of all the New Testament groups of scriptural manuscripts and their authors are unknown. A complete list of the 27 books of the New Testament is said to be in a letter written by Bishop Athanasius of Alexandria around the year 367 AD. So, we know the New Testament books had the same names and number 2,000 years ago as they do now. Eventually, the Greek New Testament and the Hebrew Old Testament were translated into English. These highly regarded "first" early translations started with John Wycliffe in the 1380s and were followed by William Tyndale and John Rogers in the 1520s. Because of their efforts to translate the Bible into English, the Church burned all three of their bodies out of disrespect and blasphemy. "How dare they?" said the religious leaders of the time. It took away their control of the congregation. They didn't want that. The more we learn about the early Christian Church, the more we realize how non-Christian they were. They had the same self-righteous "holier than thou" behavior as the Pharisees of the Bible. Simply brutal! The traditional Bible comes in two or three sections, depending on the version. The Old Testament describes events before the birth of Jesus. The New Testament describes events during and after the birth of Jesus. The Apocrypha contains scripture that is not 100% acceptable to the church. The word "apocrypha" means "hidden." The Greek language is the source. Not all modern Bibles have included the Apocrypha. When incorporated, the Bible prints and binds the Apocrypha between the Old and New Testaments. What methods are used to translate the manuscripts into the Bible? There are two basic ways to translate the ancient scriptures. Literal "word for word" or paraphrase "the meaning of the text." It is difficult to translate from one language to another. This is especially true when the original language is one of antiquity, completely dead, forgotten, or no longer used. Not all languages have the same tense , voices, pronouns, verbs, or family relations like aunts, cousins, etc. Gender affects which words are feminine or masculine and which have no direct translation. One word that comes to mind is the Spanish word "sobremesa." Another is the German word "fremdschämen." Google these for yourself. Here is a personal example: I rode on the railroad train to a town up in the mountains of Madagascar. There is no word for "train" in the Malagasy language. They call it the Maschine. The German employees who built it adapted the name to their language. So, my Riding on the Railroad story translated from Malagasy into English would be, "I took a ride on the machine." How would the translator interpret "Maschine"? Would it be a truck, car, oxcart, scooter, motorcycle, bus, taxi, limo, roller skates, pogo stick, helicopter, airplane, rocket, UFO, fiery chariot, go-cart, bicycle, tractor, steamboat, canoe, hot air balloon, ski lift, or possibly some other mechanical contraption? Well, you get the point. So it is with the Bible. "It is difficult to translate with accuracy and proper meaning." Think about these translations: Spanish to English: "por favor." The word-for-word translation is "for a favor." However, the common translation is "please." This version is a paraphrase of the meaning. The thing is, there is no direct word for "please" in Spanish. It is often impossible to make an accurate word-for-word translation. Think about that. Correct translation is not easy. French to English: "Jock a peint la maison noire avec de la peinture blanche." Word-for-word translation: "Jack has painted the house black with of there paint white." Does this direct word-for-word translation make proper sense? Paraphrased translation: "Jack painted the black house with white paint." This paraphrase of the text makes more sense. Which makes a better translation, literal or paraphrased? Think about it! As a side note: Do you know that America has no official language? People often assume that English is the official language. But it's not. Correction: President Trump signed Executive Order 14224 on March 1, 2025. This designated English as the official language of the United States. Egyptian is the oldest known language, with Greek being the second oldest and Sanskrit in India being the third. According to estimates, there are over 2500 languages and more than 7500 dialects worldwide. We print Bibles in more than 750 languages. Did you know that the written Hebrew language, as well as early Greek, has no vowels? Alaskans look out their windows and see snow. Scots look out their windows and may see 420 different types of snow. In Florida, people look out the window and see rain. Hawaiians can see over 200 different kinds of rain. What about those languages that use a click sound? Talk about a translation nightmare. Some languages, like German, have three genders. America is creating more genders every month. Cambodia has 74 characters in its alphabet. The Papuan language has only 11 characters in its alphabet. China has over 50,000 ( yes, fifty thousand ) characters in its language. The average Chinese newspaper uses about 2,000 characters. Someone would be extremely naive to think that a word-for-word translation of the Bible would be understandable, let alone accurate. Could a person truly understand and interpret the true meaning of the Word of God as it was originally written unless they lived during the time the scripture was written and knew the language? Our best hope is that the translators were truly inspired by the Holy Spirit and made an accurate "paraphrase" translation of the original meaning of the scriptures. Moses accurately passed down oral tradition of thousands of years before the written language reached him. Or, we have to believe that God and the angels informed Moses on Mt. Sinai of everything that happened before his time. Moses was up there for forty days and nights. Moses and God must have discussed something apart from the commandments. The point is, "It is difficult to translate with accuracy." It takes a lot of "faith" to believe the original scriptures are translated correctly by humans. Believers acknowledge that the original authors of the Bible were divinely inspired and that the Bible was written by God through man. It takes even more faith to believe the translations were made accurately by man without errors. The most popular translation, the King James Bible, has been revised several times to correct "small errors" in the translation. We also corrected simple printing errors and misprints. It was not 100% accurate as translated or published by "man." The early scriptures were not divided into sections, chapters, or verses. The Biblical Scriptures are individual writings (manuscripts, parchments, and codices) similar to magazine articles, short Stories, essays, letters, tales, poems, songs, and other narratives resembled modern writing. The lines were unnumbered, ran together, and often had no grammatical marks like periods, commas, question marks, or colons. Generally, the early believers only had one or two of these "scriptural manuscripts" in their possession, as they were all handwritten and few copies existed. We preserved many copies of these ancient documents, manuscripts, and codices. We can accurately learn and deduce from them about the early life of humanity as seen by the watchful eye of God and the life of Jesus during His time on earth. Ancient scriptures do not have a prefix with the publishing date. Therefore, it is impossible to determine the exact date of authorship for any particular manuscript. Deciphering the true meaning of ancient languages in these early religious texts is very challenging. When comparing various translations, many words are translated differently due to the views, understanding, logic, and perhaps the translator's conjectures. There is a difference in grammar, word placement, and the tense of verbs. The original Hebrew and Greek of the Bible have different verb tenses than modern English. Can you imagine 2,000 years from now making sense of this modern-day statement? "My Daisy was pretty ugly!" What's a "daisy," and how can he, she, or it be pretty and ugly simultaneously ? When using either translation technique, paraphrasing or literal, the entire script must be read in context to extract the beneficial, most accurate, and "true meaning" the author was trying to convey. A word-for-word translation may not accurately capture the true meaning of the text. Only reading the entire text in context and paraphrasing will give a true translation and meaning. The early believers and followers of God used many manuscripts. The translators did not place all of those manuscripts into the Bible. Many Bible facts and biblical information were lost because of this "weaning out" of scripture that was thought to be not relevant enough to be included in the final selection. The first qualification to accept a codex or manuscript as true Bible scripture was based on the author's reputation. Was the author an apostle, someone close to Jesus, or a devout believer? The author could have been someone like Moses or a member of Moses' group. The second requirement for acceptance was that believers had already accepted and heavily used the Scriptures throughout history. Did the manuscript already have a history of being believed? Was it already accepted as the Word of God? "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. Proverbs 3:5-8

Answers to many popular religious and Bible questions. Popular Religious Questions Find answers here for most asked religious questions. Learn the true religious facts here. What is love from a Christian perspective? The first part of Christian love is believing that sin exists and keeps us apart from God, but Jesus sacrificed his life to allow us to enter heaven and be with God. Love is realizing that life on Earth is but a vapor in eternity. God cares enough about us (His creation) that He wants us to be with Him forever in the hereafter. God does not want to force us to believe in him or love him. He created us with the ability to think for ourselves and use free will. He wants us to choose to love him as a personal choice. He would like us to follow a few rules and believe in some things for our own good. Love is not being upset with anyone for any reason. Everyone uses their free will to choose their way of life and make choices about how they interact with others. This basically means that no two people are the same. People have differences that create friction between each other. The current best example is the Republican-Democratic elections. The Republican-Democratic elections polarize many people. Such anger brought about by politics is not love. Love is accepting and learning to live with whatever side America picks. Love is not wanting revenge, not wanting to get even, and not wanting to destroy. Helping someone who is less fortunate than yourself is showing love. Being kind to someone goes a long way in showing love. What is the Bible? The standard Christian Bible is a collection of books divided into two main sections. One section was written before the birth of Christ, called the Old Testament. The New Testament was written during and after Christ's birth. Authors who were inspired by God wrote these books to teach, educate, and provide a way of life that is respectful, healthy, moral, righteous, and honorable. The writers were generally Israelites and most certainly believed in God. Many of the authors were in close contact with God through dreams, prayer, and God's intervention in their lives. God is revealed in the Bible. God's likes and dislikes are exposed. The books have stories of God's behavior and his interaction with the Israelites. The Bible outlines God's commands and codes of behavior and conduct. The Bible is the guidebook for people to live by. The books explain the purpose of life. It gives a set of social rules to follow so that we all can live with one another. The Bible provides examples of leading a safe and wholesome life. The Bible has stories about those that followed God's rules and the demise of those that disobeyed his commands. Life after death is revealed. The books describe what happens at death and the eternal life that is available after death, depending on your belief in God. The available options are going to a terrible place called Hell as a punishment or a wonderful place called Heaven as a reward. Believers will live for an eternity after death in harmony. The first main theme throughout the Bible is that Earth is God's creation. The Old Testament books consistently reinforce this theme. God created earth and all its inhabitants for his purpose or glorification. The first humans were conceived as perfect persons and given a perfect paradise (the Garden of Eden) to live in. However, God gave humans the ability to have free will and to choose their way of life however they wanted to. Unfortunately, Adam and Eve, the first humans, chose a path of life that was not in line with God's wishes. People refer to this as the first sin. Banished from their paradise, they forced themselves to live on their own, tainting their relationship with God. All humans born, starting with Adam and Eve, have the natural instinct of this sinful nature. As a result, God gave humans some rules and commands to live by and a method to make amends for their sin. God made amends by the offering of live animal sacrifices. The second main theme throughout the Bible is that God sent his son to Earth as a substitute sacrifice in place of the animal sacrifices. God's son, Jesus, was sacrificed and died hanging on a wooden cross as payment for all the sins committed by all believers. The New Testament books and the Old Testament prophesy both confirm this. Believers no longer have to give animal sacrifices as a payment for their sins, as Jesus took the place for that. Jesus offered a final sacrifice to atone for all humanity's sins. The third main theme throughout the Bible is that there is life after death. Life after death occurs for everyone, good or bad, believers and nonbelievers. What a person believes and does determines whether they go to heaven or hell. The first step to entering heaven is to believe that God exists . Another step is to believe that God sent his son Jesus to Earth in human form as the ultimate sacrifice to pay for our sins. It helps to believe in an unseen Divine Spirit that is part of the human makeup, giving us an internal path to God through prayer and the ability to know good from bad. The path to heaven is secured when one becomes a believer in the above and prays to God for forgiveness of their sins and asks to be among those that are going to heaven. The true test that shows he or she is a believer is to repent of these wrongdoings . This simply means to stop sinning and do one's best to obey the rules and commands that God has shown us to follow in the Bible.

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Explore fascinating Bible facts, trivia, and information about the physical Bible. Discover fun trivia and insightful commentary on this must-visit page. Physical Bible Facts and Trivia Trivia and Facts about the Physical Bible for your education. Here are fun facts, trivia, and general commentary from this website author about the physical Bible. The consensus is that less than 50% of Americans believe in the Bible. The Bible is an excellent source of information concerning how we should live. The Bible is the authority of the Christian faith, written by divine authority and with divine inspiration. The Bible has other popular names. The Scriptures. The Canon. Word of God. The Book of Truth. Divine Scripture. The "Good" Book. The Gospel(s). Holy Scripture. The Word. The Living Word. Polyglot. Book of the Law. Does the Bible include any secret codes? Several people and organizations claim to have found codes hidden in the Bible. Their efforts and the evidence they provided have been debunked and disproved by reputable sources. The answer is that there are no hidden codes in the Bible. The Bible is straightforward; however, it does contain many parables. Parables are meant to bewilder the unbeliever. However, they are meant to make sense to the believer. The belief is that if you are filled with the Holy Spirit, you can interpret the parables. The three most important messages of the New Testament and the entire Bible, for that matter, are that 1. We were created by a supreme being we call God. 2. Jesus, the son of God, sacrificed his earthly life to pay for the sins of the believers. 3. The marriage of believers to Jesus occurred at his crucifixion. Jesus is a bridegroom now away to create a new home for His bride (believers) to live in the afterlife. Jesus told his disciples in a parable at the Last Supper that believers are all part of this wedding. Jesus will return to gather his bride (believers) to live with him in a new world. These are the three most important messages that the Bible reveals to us. The foundational core of Christianity is Creation . God created humans , Earth, and the universe. Sin: God's creation is not behaving to his expectations. Sin is the ultimate cause of death for all humans. Faith. Jesus paid for the sin by dying on the cross in place of the sinners. Afterlife. There is an eternal life for those who believe in the above. The fundamentals of Christianity are Salvation. The death of Jesus paid for our sins. Repentance. Our lives undergo a transformation from negative to positive. Judgment. What we do on Earth is judged by God. Path to heaven. The path to heaven is a gift obtained by having faith in God. The Bible explains why we are here and gives hope for an everlasting afterlife. "Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea." Revelation 21: " I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. In addition to God himself being with them, they will be his people. He will be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death, mourning, crying, or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." The entire purpose of Jesus is His "sacrifice" for our sins and His return to "rapture" His believers. God's creation is not following the rules. We are sinning and must pay for those sins. This approach is similar to how a father might hold his child accountable for their mistakes as they grow up. However, God gives us an escape plan to pay for our sins by allowing Jesus to take our place. Because Jesus took the ultimate punishment in our place, we won't have to bear the consequences of our wrongdoings. God also will allow believers to live forever in a new world. Jesus will return to earth, gather all his believers (dead and alive), place their souls in a spiritual body, and settle them in a new home. The Bible describes this process as the "Second Coming" and the "Marriage." Following his crucifixion and payment for our sins, Jesus rose from the dead and ascended to heaven. At that point, Jesus became the husband, and all believers became the bride, according to the Bible. Jesus explained this relationship to his disciples. He left for heaven to create a new home for us, and when that is complete, he will come back and gather us up to take us to our new home in our new bodies. There are well over a hundred translations of the Bible into English. This number includes all dialects of English, ancient and modern. The complete Bible has been translated into approximately 724 different world languages. Over 2,000 different languages have translated individual portions of the Bible. The United Bible Society is a global fellowship of around 150 Bible groups translating, publishing, and distributing the Bible worldwide. The creation of the Bible begins with copies of the original Hebrew and Greek texts, followed by translations . The most popular and well-studied versions are the NIV and KJV, which scholars have worked on to make accurate translations. The New King James Version (NKJV) Protestant Bible is perhaps the most popular. The sale of the New International Version (NIV) surpassed King James recently. However, it did not necessarily surpass King James in terms of general use. The Bible is not a book. The Bible is a bound collection of "individual books" translated from ancient manuscripts. Facts concerning the physical Bible depend on the translation and which version. The results vary depending on the websites consulted, the Bible used, and the revision referred to. General Bible Facts and Physical Bible Information. There are 66 books in the combined New and Old Testaments. 39 in the Old Testament. 27 in the New Testament. There are 1189 chapters in the combined two testaments. 929 in the Old Testament. 260 in the New Testament. There are 31,102 verses in the combined two testaments. 23,145 in the Old Testament. 7,947 in the New Testament. There are 788,280 words in the combined two testaments. 609,269 in the Old Testament. 179,011 in the New Testament. There are 1.2 million individual letters in the Bible. These are characters or letters of the English alphabet. There are 150 songs in the Book of Psalms. The Book of Psalms is the only Bible book that does not have chapters. It is a collection of individual poems and songs identified as simply Psalms 1 through 150. It does have numbered verses, however. There are 14,000 words, more or less, spoken by women. Eight women talked to God. Approximately 200 women are mentioned in the Bible. Not all are identified by name. There are 31,426 words in the Bible spoken by Jesus. This total does not count duplicate sentences in the Gospels. Some Bibles include a third set of books called the Apocrypha. There are 14 "approved" books in the Apocrypha. The Apocrypha are books not considered "authorized" as part of the Bible. They are important enough to be valid scripture and are useful for instruction and teaching. The original Latin Vulgate and Greek Septuagint included the Apocrypha. Not all churches recognize the Apocrypha as valid scripture. The Hebrew Bible and many Protestant Bibles do not include the Apocrypha. The Bible includes the Apocrypha bound between the Old and New Testaments. The Bible has a total of 80 books, which include the Apocrypha. The Apocrypha generally recognizes 14 books. Esdras 2 Maccabees 1 Maccabees Prayer of Manasseh The Idol Bel and the Dragon Susanna The Song of the Three Children Jeremiah Sirach or Ecclesiasticus Wisdom Esther Judith Tobit 2 Esdras The original scripture is in three different languages. These are Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek. The Old Testament is written mostly in Hebrew. The New Testament is written mostly in Greek. This distinction is due to the popular spoken language at the time of the writing. Aramaic was spoken during the time of Jesus. This interval is the time between the Old and New Testaments. The most popular King James Bible was published in 1611. Before the King James Version, three other popular Bibles were written and used. The Great Bible (published in 1539) The Geneva Bible (1560) The Bishop's Bible (1568) King James Charles Stuart was King James VI of England, aka King James I of Scotland. He was the son of Mary, Queen of Scots, and the third-generation grandson of Henry VII, King of England. He was a converted Christian. James was a writer in his own right and is credited with writing The Book of Common Prayer. He decreed that the Bible be read aloud in church. The Great Bible was the authorized Bible at the time. James ordered a rewriting of the Bible, declaring it to be the only one in use. The change was mainly due to the Puritan sect of the church having issues with the earlier translations. King James mandated the writing of the New Bible in the prevailing language, ensuring universal accessibility and comprehension. The Bible was originally called "The Holy Bible" and not the King James Version. That came later. The King James Version included 80 books in total. There are 39 books in the Old Testament. There are 14 books in the Apocrypha. There are 27 books in the New Testament. The short and long of it: The shortest verse in the Bible is John 11:35. "Jesus wept." The longest verse is Esther 8:9. "Then there were the king's scribes." The shortest chapter is Psalm 117. It has only 30 words in 2 verses. The longest chapter is Psalm 119. It has 176 verses. The shortest book is 3 John or 2 John. 3 John has 14 verses and about 219 words. 2 John contains 13 verses with 245 words. Choose between having fewer verses or fewer words. The longest book is Jeremiah. It has 25 chapters and about 33,000 words. Some say Psalms is longer because it has more chapters. But it has only about 30,000 words. The first and last books of the Old Testament are Genesis and Malachi. The first and last books of the New Testament are Matthew and Revelation. The first verse in the Bible is Genesis 1:1. "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth." The last verse in the Bible is Revelation 22:21. "The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all. Amen." The original, non-translated Hebrew text has the following: Psalm 119 has 22 sections, with eight lines in each. Each of the eight lines in each section starts with a Hebrew letter in the alphabet. The Hebrew alphabet outlines the chapters from A to Z (Alef to Tav), ordered alphabetically. The longest word in the Bible is in Isaiah 8:1. "Mahershalalhashbaz " Mahershalalhashbaz is a Hebrew name or word meaning "swift are the spoils, speedy is the plunder." God told Isaiah to give his son this name. The Nano Bible is the smallest known Bible. The Nano Bible resides on an aluminum disk. The disk is 600 nanometers in diameter and requires an electron microscope to read it. It was taken to the International Space Station by astronaut Eytan Stibbe. It now resides at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, next to the Dead Sea Scrolls. Technion created the Nano Bible. The biggest known modern Bible weighs over 1000 lbs. Louis Waynai of Texas completed the creation in 1930. It currently resides at Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas. It is approximately 43 inches thick and spans about 98 inches when opened. One of the worst things concerning the Bible is that it is the most stolen book in history. However, it is also the most purchased book in history. The estimate is that over 100 million copies of the Bible, all translations, are sold worldwide each year. The first five books of the Old Testament are also called the Pentateuch . The Tanakh is the Jewish Holy Scriptures, aka the Jewish Bible. The Torah is one section of the Hebrew Bible. The Torah makes up about one-fourth of the "Tanakh." It is also called the Pentateuch (five books). The translation of the Pentateuch is a volume of five. Moses has been recognized as the author of these books. We also refer to them as the Books of the Law. The Jewish community calls this section the "Torah" or the "Chumash." The five-book set includes the books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. The four sections include the Chumash (the Five Books of Moses), the Neviim (the Prophets), the Treisar (the Minor Prophets), and The Ketuvim (the Writings). The Torah is also one section of the Protestant Bible (the Old Testament). It's the first five books of the standard Christian Bible. Christians call this section the Pentateuch. The first four books of the New Testament are called the Gospels. The books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John are called the Gospels. The Jewish faith does not recognize the New Testament as true scripture. The Jewish faith also does not accept Jesus as the Messiah. The faithful believe that the Messiah has yet to come. As time moved on, many Jews recognized, of course, that Jesus was the catalyst of the Christian movement. They admit that he was at least a teacher. We have identified and considered forty people as the main authors of the Bible. However, there is controversy over this question between ancient and modern scholars. Other writers besides the forty have been identified as authors or aides in helping. The authors of many books are unknown. Most of the authors of the Old Testament were Hebrew. Many of the authors of the New Testament were Christian Jews. However, Luke was not. He was a Gentile and a doctor. Credit is given to Luke for writing the Book of Luke and the Book of Acts. The Bible was mostly written in Israel, some in Egypt, and a few in European cities. There were many unwritten manuscripts at the time. Generations passed down the stories orally, following no set order. The order of the "Books" in the Bible is neither chronological nor authorial. We arranged the books according to their intended use. Law, history, wisdom, poetry, and prophets are the five groups of the Old Testament. Gospels, history, epistles, and prophecy are the four groups of the New Testament. There are interesting derivatives of biblical words to explore. The Bible comes from the Greek word "biblia," which means "books." Christ is from the Greek word "khristos," which means "the anointed." Lucifer's name is derived from the Latin phrase "lux ferre," which translates to "light bringing." Amen is derived from the Hebrew word "āmēn," which means “certainty." The Protestant Bible is generally believed to be true and accurate. Many consider the Bible to be the literal word of God. Some believe the writers were full of the Holy Spirit when they wrote. Others believe the Bible is a book authored by inspired believers in God. The Geneva Bible is recognized as the most heralded Bible of its time. The Geneva Bible was the first Bible that had numbered verses. The Geneva Bible was what the Pilgrims used. They brought it over on the ship Mayflower. The Geneva Bible was the primary Bible used in the 16th century. It was the Bible that Shakespeare and other philosophers used. William Whittingham supervised the writing of the Bible in Geneva. The Geneva Bible is very significant in history. The Bible was published in 1560. It had an affordable cost. It was small enough for anyone to carry. The Geneva Bible was mass-produced. It came with a study guide and illustrations. It was the first Bible to have its verses numbered for quick reference and memorization. The Geneva Bible replaced the Great Bible. The Great Bible was published in 1539. It got its name, the Great Bible, because of its large physical size. The Great Bible was the first "authorized" English Bible by the Church of England. It was also known as "The King's Bible" because King James authorized it. King Henry VI mandated the reading of Bibles during services. The King James Version replaced the Geneva Bible. The authors of these two versions wrote them 50 years apart. The Geneva Version came out in 1560. The King James Version was published in 1611. America's founders used the King James Bible. There are six most popular and recognized English Bible translations. The succession of complete English Bibles by popular use is 1535 - Coverdale Bible, 1539 - The Great Bible, 1560 - The Geneva Bible, 1568 - The Bishop's Bible, 1611 - The King James Bible, 1991 - New Revised Standard Version. Today, church denominations use these popular translations as they see fit. Original King James Version (KJV) 1611. It is now published in the public domain. New American Standard (NASB) 1971. It was published by the Lockman Foundation. New Revised King James (NKJV) 1982. It was published by Thomas Nelson. New Living Translation (NLT) 1996. It was published by Tyndale House. English Standard Version (ESV) 2001. It was published by Crossway. New International Version (NIV) 2011. It was published by Biblica. Prior versions were in 1978 and 1984. Christian Standard Bible (CSB) 2017. It was published by the Lockman Foundation. Numbered verses were not in the original manuscripts or the early Bibles. The Tanakh, the Hebrew Old Testament, was the first Hebrew Bible to have phrase divisions. It was written by Nathan, a Jewish rabbi, in 1448. The Latin New Testament, or Vulgate, was the first Latin Bible to use verses. The book was written by Robert Estienne in 1555. The Geneva Bible was the first English version to use numbered verses. The project was supervised by William Whittingham in 1557. Major Bible misprints. The Sinner's Bible . In 1631, a King James version had a misprinted commandment. "Thou shall commit adultery." Exodus 20:14. Approximately fifteen copies are on display in various libraries and museums. Their estimated value is around $85,000. The She Bible. In a 1611 King James version, there was a misprint in gender. The text read "She went into..." instead of "He went into..." Ruth 3:15 The King James Standard states, "... and she went into the city.” The King James Original states, "... and he went into the city.” The discrepancy comes from interpretation of the original scripts. Some translators believe the entrance into the city was made by Boaz, a male. Other translators believe the entrance into the city was made by Ruth, a female. At St. Mary's Parish Church in Lancashire, England, researchers discovered a copy of the She Bible. Its value is over $65,000. David Norton wrote a book about the history of the King James Bible. It is a textual history of the King James Bible (BS186. N67 2005). Norton lists 351 printer’s errors in the first edition, known as the "He" Bible. Read all about it. Below is the Timeline of the most used and notable Bible manuscripts and scriptures. Bible scripture started with oral tradition. The holy scriptures were stories, songs, and poetry passed down from the time of Adam and Eve in local languages and dialects, from generation to generation, up to around 1450 BC. The ancient manuscripts and scriptures eventually appeared in various forms of languages and dialects. Hebrew was the primary language of writing. The best estimate is that the practice started about 1450 BC. The printing of the Bible books started during the time of Moses. We recognize Moses as the author of the first five books. Manuelscripts and scripture in ancient languages. Septuagint ( LXX ) Koine Greek 3 BC, 72 Jewish translators commanded by Ptolemy II Philadelphus. Codex Vaticanus (B) Greek 300 AD, unknown scribes. Codex Sinaiticus (S) Greek 30 AD, unknown author. Vulgate (V) Latin 382 AD, St. Jerome of the Catholic Church. Hebrew (Tanakh) Hebrew 400 AD, unknown scribes. The Torah. Books of Moses only. Codex Alexandrinus Greek 400 AD, unknown author. Ephraemi Rescriptus Greek 460 AD, unknown author. Ketef Scrolls (KH) Hebrew 600 AD, written on silver. The oldest surviving original text known. Masoretic Text (MT) Hebrew 700 AD, Talmudic Academy. Hebrew Bible for 600 years (Old Testament). King Alfred (KAF) Old English 900 AD, Parts of the Pentateuch. 1st known English translation. Cdx Aleppo (APC) Hebrew 930 AD, Masoretes. It was torched in the synagogue riots of 1947. Cdx Leningrad (LNC) Hebrew 1008 AD, Samuel Ben Jacob mostly. Oldest complete Hebrew Bible. Here is a complete table of all known English translations. Wycliffe's (WYC) 1388 AD, John Wycliffe. The first whole Bible in English. Tyndale's (TYN) 1530 AD, William Tyndale. 1st printed book in English—only a partial book. Coverdale's (CVR) 1535 AD, Myles Coverdale. The first complete Bible printed in English. Matthew's (MAT) 1537 AD, John Rogers. Considered a vital link in translations. The Great Bible (TGB) 1539 AD, Myles Coverdale. It was once the "authorized" church Bible. Geneva Bible (GNV) 1560 AD, William Tyndale. It was once the most popular Bible. Bishop's (BSH) 1568 AD, Bishops of the Church of England. Douay-Rheims (DRV) 1600 AD, Bishop Challoner. Supervised the translation for Catholics of England. King James (KJV) 1611 AD, decreed by King James VI. 47 biblical scholars were translators. Darby's (DBY) 1867 AD, John Nelson Darby. His translation was for the unlearned . American Standard (ASV) 901 AD, Phillip Schaff in 1871 as requested by a church conglomerate. Revised Standard (RSV) 1946 AD, created by the National Council of Churches of Christ. New American (NASB) 1971 AD, 51 scholars headed by Father Stephen J. Hartdegen. New King James (NKJV ) 1982 AD, T. Nelson Publisher. Updated to enhance clarity and readability. New Revised Standard ( NRSV) 1989 AD, National Council of the Churches of Christ. New Living (NLT) 1996 AD, created by Tyndale House. English Standard Version (ESV) 2001 AD, Lane T. Dennis of the publishing ministry Crossway . New International (NIV ) 2011 AD, started 1965 First print 1973, rev. 1978, 1984, & 2011 by Biblica . Christian Standard (CSB) 2017 AD, published by the Lockman Foundation. The New International Version The NIV is the most popular version in sales, but not necessarily the most popular in use. It is considered the most accurate and readable English Bible to date. The text has been translated by more than 100 scholars. The translation was overseen by 15 members of the Committee on Bible Translation. It is translated directly from the Hebrew and Greek texts. Three successive editorial committees translated this version. Biblical scholars, theologians, and English stylists also examined this versio n. Over 500 million copies of the NIV have been sold worldwide since its first printing in 1965. That's about 50 years, equating to an average of 10 million copies sold annually. The King James Version This edition is the most popular Bible used. Forty-seven translators from six different panel groups translated this version. Leading biblical scholars in England divided their work among them. Three groups reviewed the Old Testament. Two groups held a review of the New Testament. Only one panel reviewed the Apocrypha. King James Bibles have sold an estimated 6 billion copies since their first printing. That's 412 years, equating to an average of 15 million copies sold annually. What a blessing to have the Word of God in two of the most accurate and understandable books.

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Test your knowledge of Bible characters with our advanced Bible character quiz. Challenge yourself with intriguing questions and deepen your understanding! Advanced Bible Character Quiz We are not all Biblical professors. It's OK to peek at the answer. Very hard Bible quiz about characters and people in the Bible. Which apostle preferred an X-shaped cross to a traditional T-shaped cross? a. Paul . b. Peter . c. Andrew c. Andrew. Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, wanted to be tied instead of nailed to a cross. The Bible does not authenticate this. Tradition says this disciple wanted to suffer more because he felt inferior. He was tied to a cross in Patras, Greece, and was crucified by Aegeas, the governor of the region at the time. Tradition also suggests that Aegeas turned the X sideways. How old were Moses and Aaron when they confronted Pharaoh ? a. Moses was 60, and Aaron was 70. b. Moses was 80, and Aaron was 83. c. Moses was 30, and Aaron was 33. b. Moses was 80, and Aaron was 83. Saul of Tarsus oversaw the stoning of Stephen. Later, Saul converted and became known as Paul the Apostle. Exodus 7:1-7 Which king did Abraham tell that Sarah was his sister? a. King David. b. Old King Saul. c. Abimelech, King of Gerar. c. Abimelech . Abraham was certain that Sarah's beauty would lead to his death. That seems to have been a common practice to kill off husbands of beautiful women. Abraham told Abimelech, King of Gerar, that Sarah was his unmarried sister. So Abimelech took her for his wife. God intervened before Abimelech lay with Sarah. God explained who she was, and Abimelech gave Sarah back to Abraham. Genesis 20 This woman lived in the temple all her life. She saw Mary and Joseph bring baby Jesus for purification. a. Deborah. b. Judith. c. Anna. c. Anna. Anna was a widow and a prophetess who lived in the temple all her life. When Mary and Joseph took the infant Jesus to the temple, she first saw him. Anna recognized Jesus as the Christ right away. Luke 2:22-40 Who made the contribution to Christianity with the Vulgate translation? a. Aristotle. b. Isosceles. c. Saint Jerome of Dalmatia. c. Saint Jerome. Saint Jerome of Dalmatia created the Latin Vulgate translation. God put this man to death for "spilling his seed." The man did not want to impregnate his sister-in-law. a. Onan. b. Judah. c. Shem. a. Onan. Er and Onan were brothers. God killed Er because of something evil that he did. His wife, Tamar, had no male children to inherit the estate. It was his brother Onan's duty to take Er's wife and impregnate her. He refused to carry out the tradition. Onan spilled his seed because he would rather not impregnate his sister-in-law. God killed Onan for doing this. Who slew the brother of Goliath, the giant Gittite? a. Elhanan, the son of Jaareoregim, a Bethlehemite, slew the giant. b. Jonathan, the best friend of David, killed the Gittite. c. David slew yet a third giant. Elhanan, the son of Jaareoregim, a Bethlehemite, defeated the giant. His staff was a spear, like a weaver's beam. 2 Samuel 21:19 Who slew a giant at Gath? The giant had six fingers on every hand and six toes on every foot. a. Jonathan, the nephew of David, slew the giant from Gath. b. Jonadab, David's relative, killed the giant. c. David slew a second giant. a. Jonathan. David's nephew Jonathan, son of David's brother Shimeah, slew this giant. Apparently it was a family tradition of slaying Philistine giants. 2 Samuel 21:21 An earthquake opened doors and loosened Paul's chains. Which disciple was in jail with him? a. Silas. b. Timothy. c. Barnabas. a. Silas. Silas was in a Roman prison with Paul because they exorcized a spirit out of a slave fortune-teller who was making money for her owners. This disciple was building something when his ax head fell into the river. He broke off a stick and set it on the water's surface. The ax head miraculously floated to the top and attached itself to the stick. a. Noah. b. Elisha c. Moses. b. Elisha. Elisha fixed an axehead that fell into the river. The ax head miraculously surfaced and attached itself to the handle. Who pushed a dagger deep into the belly of Eglon, King of Moab? Eglon was so obese that the dagger completely disappeared in his stomach and went unnoticed by the guards. a. Samson. b. Ussiah. c. Ehud. c. Ehud. Ehud pushed a dagger into the King of Moab. The dagger penetrated so deeply into Ehud's body that it was invisible. The guards were not aware of how Eglon died at first, and Ehud made his escape. Nabal denied supplies to David's army. The wife of Nabal persuaded David not to kill her husband. David married this woman after her husband suddenly died. Who is this woman? a. Jael . b. Abigail . c. Jehosheba. b. Abigail . Abigail persuaded David not to kill her husband, Nabal, for not giving up his supplies. Abigail told Nabal how she intervened and saved his life. Nabal suffered a severe heart attack. Ten days later, he died. After Nabal died, David married her. 1 Samuel 25 This female "double spy" drove a tent peg through the head of Sisera, the Canaanite general. General Sisera sought refuge in her tent after retreating from the Israelite army. a. Delilah. b. Jezebel. c. Jael. c. Jael . Jael drove a tent peg through the head of Sisera, a Canaanite general. Which two midwives did the Egyptian king assign to care for Israelite women during childbirth? Their instructions were to kill all males that were born. a. Gomer and Hagar. b. Shiphrah and Puah. c. Oholah and Oholibah. b. Shiphrah and Puah . Shiphrah and Puah were midwives assigned by the Egyptian king to attend to Israelite women during childbirth. The king ordered the execution of all boys. They refused because they were believers. Exodus 1:15-21 When Jeremiah found himself imprisoned in a cistern at Malkijah, who saved him? The cistern was deep and full of mud. a. Shephatiah, the son of Mattan, saved Jeremiah. b. Ebed-Melech, an Ethiopian eunuch. c. Pashhur, the son of Malkijah. b. Ebed-Melech, an Ethiopian eunuch, saved Jeremiah. He was in King Zedekiah's court when he rescued Jeremiah from a muddy cistern. Royal officials had thrown Jeremiah into the cistern. Ebed-Melech persuaded the king to have Jeremiah pulled out. This queen refused to appear nude before the court. It was a request of her drunken husband, King Xerxes. a. Simone. b. Jezebel. c. Vashti. c. Vashti . Queen Vashti refused to appear nude for her husband in court. Vashti was dethroned and no longer allowed to be in the king's presence. She was replaced by the beautiful Ester, a Jewess. Esther 1:1-22 Who became king when he was eight years old? He reigned for 31 years and removed idol worship. a. Josiah. b. Amon. c. Jehoahaz. a. Josiah . Josiah was a descendant of David. He became king when he was only eight years old. He reigned for thirty-one years. Josiah started the rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem. He commanded the destruction of all idols. 2 Chronicles 34 What DID NOT happen at the slaughter of the Amorites at Gibeon at the hands of Joshua? a. Hailstones from heaven killed many Amorites. b. The Israelites killed many with their swords. c. The Amorites committed suicide. c. The Amorites did not commit suicide. Who was the Syrian commander with leprosy that captured a young Israeli girl? The girl told her mistress to contact Elisha, who could cure the commander of leprosy. a. Rimmon. b. Naaman. c. Mordecai. b. Naaman . Naaman was a Syrian commander who went to Elisha in Samaria to be healed of leprosy. One of Saul's concubines lost two sons she begot from Saul. David hung them on the mountainside, leaving them to rot and be eaten by animals. Who was the mother who stayed with the remains until God gave her a sign? a. Gibeah. b. Rizpah. c. Mephibosheth. b. Rizpah. Armoni and Mephibosheth were sons of Saul and Rizpah, whom David killed for their father's sins. The church met in this wealthy Laodicean's house. a. Nympha. b. Lydia. c. Priscilla. b. Lydia . The church met in Lydia's house. There was no water and little food because of a drought. Which prophet did God instruct to visit a widow's home in Zarephath and request bread and water? a. John the Baptist. b. Jeremiah. c. Elijah. c. Elijah. Elijah went to the widow Zarephath's house for food and water. Afterward, God provided this woman with a flowerpot and an oil jug that never went empty. 1 Kings 17:7-16 The vineyard next to the palace was owned by Naboth. Who used false testimony to have Naboth killed so that her husband could take ownership of the vineyard? a. Jezebel. b. Bathsheba. c. Potiphar's wife. a. Jezebel. Jezebel had Naboth killed so that King Ahab could have his vineyard. 1 Kings 21 The Philistines sent the Israelites a cart without a driver. Who pulled the cart? a. A horse. b. A donkey. c. Two calves. c. Two calves pulled the cart. What was the main item in the cart? a. A Golden Calf. b. An original copy of the Tanakh. c. The Ark of the Covenant with the Ten Commandments. c. Ark of the Covenant. The cart also contained five gold tumors and five gold rats. The Philistines sent the cart without a driver, and it went to the field of Joshua of Beth Shemesh. Every place that the Philistines sent the cart, devastation occurred, and they decided to get rid of it. 1 Samuel 6:1-18 Who was the person who traveled far, bringing many spices, gems, and gold to King Solomon because of his fame? a. The King of Saudi Arabia. b. The Prince of Ethiopia. c. The Queen of Sheba. c. Queen of Sheba. The Queen of Sheba visited King Solomon to learn how wise he was. How did Elisha spoil the plans of the king of Syria, who sent a large army with horses and chariots to Dothan to kill Elisha? a. He caused a thundering noise in the sky and lightning bolts to strike the invaders. b. He blinded the entire army of invaders and led them away to another city. c. He caused a fire wall to erupt between the city and the invading army. b. He blinded the enemy army. They arrived late at night and surrounded the city. 2 kings 6 Return to the menu. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved. Romans 10:10

Test your knowledge of general bible topics and subjects. Dive into the fascinating world of the Bible with our fun and educational medium level quiz! Medium Bible Quiz with Answers. The answers are below the question. Try it without looking. Medium Quiz and answers of things Biblical. Which Bible book is considered the first book written ? The person in this book had his "patience" tested by God. Job. Read about it. Who baptized Jesus? He was the cousin of Jesus. John the Baptist. Matthew 3:13-17 Who had great strength because of his long hair? He was betrayed by a woman named Delilah. Samson. Judges 16:15-17 What is the Jewish Bible commonly called? It is often called the Torah, which is only the first section of the Jewish Bible. Tanakh. The Tanakh contains five sections. The first section is the Torah. The Torah is five books, and it is the same as the first five books of the Old Testament. Read about it. Who was taken directly to heaven in a fiery chariot? He was a devout prophet. Elisha was his protégé. Elijah the prophet. 2 Kings 2:10-12 What is the name of certain manuscripts fo und in a cave near a sea? Between 1947 and 1956, scrolls were discovered in caves near Qumran. Dead Sea Scrolls . The Dead Sea Scrolls were found in a cave and contained much of the Old Testament. Over 2500 scrolls and pieces of scrolls have been found. Read about it. Who is the oldest man in the Bible? He was a descendant of Seth, the third son of Adam and Eve. Methuselah. His grandson was Noah. Who was Moses' sister? God gave her leprosy because she wanted to push Moses out of the way and take over. Miriam. Numbers 26:59 What was the first Bible to have numbered verses? It was printed in Switzerland by those exiled from England. Geneva . The Geneva Bible had the first numbered verses. Read about it. Who started Judaism? He was the first patriarch of the Hebrew (Jewish) religion. Abraham. Genesis 12-25 Proverbs states that every child is full of foolishness, but this will correct him. The rod of correction. When the Lord comes for the second time, he will come as what? No one will know when he comes or know he is here until it happens. Thief in the night. Who said to God, "Am I my brother's keeper?" He said this after he killed his brother. Cain. After Jesus was resurrected, who doubted that it was Jesus? This man insisted on seeing the wounds in the hands of Jesus as proof. Thomas. The book of Hebrews states that this is hidden from God's sight. Nothing. God sees and hears everything. Who came to Jesus at night? He was a Pharisee who asked Jesus about being born again. Nicodemus. John 2:3. Which book comes after Genesis? This book tells about the exodus of the Israelites out of Egypt. Exodus. Who was the spokesman for Moses when he talked to Pharaoh about "Let my people go"? This person was the brother of Moses. Aaron. Moses had a speech impediment, so Aaron was his spokesperson. After the tribulation, where will there be a big final war? It is a battle between good and evil. God against Satan. Armageddon. What musical instrument did King David play? He played this to King Saul to relieve stress. Lyre. What animals were not allowed to be used for sacrifice? Unclean or blemished animals. How many loaves of bread did the disciples feed the listeners during a sermon that Jesus gave while standing in a boat? The disciples also fed the 5000 with 2 fish. Two loaves. Matthew 14:13-21 Who hid some Israelite spies in her home from the authorities? She tied a red cord to her windowsill to identify her apartment. Rahab hid the Israelites. She was a prostitute but a believer in Jesus. What did God put in the desert in front of the Israelites when they were wandering in the desert during the day? The Israelites would follow this by day when traveling. A cloud. They would follow a fire by night. How long was Moses with God on Mt. Sinai? Moses was there to get the Ten Commandments and learn the laws. Forty days and forty nights. Back to the menu.

Test your Biblical knowledge with our easy Bible quiz. Dive into the fascinating world of the Bible with our fun and educational quiz! Easy Bible Quiz with Answers. The answers are below the question. Try it without peeking. Easy Quiz and answers of things Biblical. What day did God create man? He also created the beasts of the land, air, and sea. The Sixth Day. Genesis 1:26-28 Where did Adam and Eve initially live? This was the perfect paradise that God created for them. Garden of Eden. How many commandments were on the stone tablets that Moses had? God made these tablets with his finger and gave them to Moses. Ten. Exodus 20:1-17 What was the first miracle in the Bible that Jesus performed? Jesus and his family were at a wedding at the time. Jesus turned water into wine. Jesus' family was invited to a wedding. They ran out of wine, and Mary insisted that Jesus make more wine out of water. John 2:1-11 What did God feed the Israelites during the forty years in the desert? The Israelites had to pick it up off the ground every morning except on the Sabbath. Manna. Bread from Heaven. Exodus 16. How many sons did Jacob have? These sons became the twelve tribes of Israel. Twelve. Jacob also had a daughter. God changed Jacob's name to Israel. Genesis 35:23-26 Who was forced into a lion's den? King Darius ordered this because this individual would not bow down to his idol. Daniel. Daniel 14:31-42. Who was Moses' sister? God gave her leprosy because she wanted to push Moses out of the way and take over. Miriam. Numbers 26:5 What was the name of Moses' brother? He was the spokesman for Moses because Moses had a speech impediment. Aaron. Exodus 7:1-7 Which Bible book is considered the first book written ? The person in this book had his "patience" tested by God. Job. Read about it. Who is the oldest man in the Bible? He was a descendant of Seth, the third son of Adam and Eve. Methuselah. His grandson was Noah. Genesis 5:25-32 Who started Christianity? Christianity began during the time of the New Testament. Jesus. Christianity started the moment Jesus started preaching. What book of the Bible was the last to be written? A man named John wrote this book while in a Roman jail. Revelation . The last Bible book written was Revelation. It was written by a man named John. Some scholars call him John of Patmos because he was an obvious believer, and he was stranded on the island of Patmos. Others believe it may have been John the Apostle. What happened to Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego? They were friends of Daniel and held high offices in the king's court. They were thrown into a fiery furnace. The king did this because they prayed to God. Daniel 3. Who was the third child of Adam and Eve as recorded in the Bible? He replaced one of Adam and Eve's children that was murdered. Seth. The Bible and the Quran record that Seth was born when Adam was over 100 years old. Genesis 4:25 Who did God transport to Nineveh in a big fish? God had a job for this man to do at Nineveh, but he tried to escape to Tarshish. Jonah. Jonah 1:1-17 Who built the boat called the Ark? He started to build the Ark when he was about 500 years old. Noah. It took approximately 100 years to build the Ark. Genesis 6. Who wanted to kill Jesus right after he was born? King Herod the Great. Matthew 2:1-18 Who is the mediator between God and his children on Earth? Jesus. What river did John baptize in? Jordan. How long did the Israelites wander in the desert? Forty years. This was their punishment for disobeying God. God kept them in the desert until all the disobedient ones died. Read about it. How many criminals were crucified alongside Jesus? Jesus told one of them that he would see him in paradise. Two. Jesus told one of them that he would see him later in Paradise. Luke 23:32-43 Which disciple denied knowing Jesus three times during his trial? Jesus told this person ahead of time that he would deny Jesus 3 times before the rooster would crow. Peter. Three times someone from the crowds picked him out during the trial of Jesus. Matthew 26:69-75 Who was Jesus' mother? She was a virgin and engaged to Joseph. Mary. She was a Jewish girl from Nazareth. She is mentioned in the Islamic Koran and has the highest position of women. Yes, Jesus is in the Koran and respected as the Messiah messenger from Allah. Wikipedia. What does the Bible say about how to get to heaven? It's all about that one man. Believe in the birth, words, death, and resurrection of Jesus. Put your trust in Him. Read how to get to heaven. Back to the menu.