Bible – Interesting and Fun Facts

The Bible is a collection of books written by people under the inspiration of God.

Initially, it was written in Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek.

It describes events from 4000 BC. until 96 CE

Bible interesting facts

1. Annually, over 100 million copies of the Bible are sold worldwide. It is estimated that the total number of units sold exceeded 5 billion.

2. In the Christian faith it is divided into the Old and New Testaments, and in the Jewish faith there is only the Old Testament.

3. The events of the Bible unfold on three continents: Asia, Africa, and Europe.

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4. Portions of the Bible have been translated into over 2,500 languages. Entirely at 532.

5. China is the largest producer of Bibles in the world.

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6. Based on the 5th edition of the Millennium Bible, an amazing audiobook was created that is read by 480 people. It takes more than 113 hours to hear the entire Bible.

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7. It is the best-selling book ever.

8. The last word in the Bible is “Amen.”

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9. It is estimated that in the Bible, God killed over 25 million people and Satan only killed 60.

9. There is not a single word in the Bible about the forbidden fruit being an apple. Only “fruit” is written.

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10. There is no description of Jesus’ appearance in the Bible.

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Bible questions and answers

What does the word bible mean?

Most likely it comes from the Greek word “biblios” which means “books”.

Answer: Marta

Who Wrote the Bible?

The Bible is the work of many authors. It was written by shepherds, farmers, poets, kings, fishermen, traitors, murderers, etc.

Answer: Marta