{"id":1908,"date":"2017-02-14T08:45:05","date_gmt":"2017-02-14T08:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/12facts.com\/?p=1908"},"modified":"2021-11-29T19:04:45","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T19:04:45","slug":"bible-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/12facts.com\/bible-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"12 Crazy Things You Probably Didn\u2019t Know About The\u00a0Bible"},"content":{"rendered":"

It seems like for each person who has sat down and studied the Christian Bible , there are many who know only what they picked up from half-remembered Sunday school lessons and that Mel Gibson movie<\/a>(or the Monthy Python film depending on one\u2019s taste). So, you might be among those millions of people who keep the Holy books on their night table, or you may belong to the latter mentioned, here are some interesting facts<\/a> of which you have probably never heard before.<\/p>\n

1. Holy Bible Actually is The Best-selling Book in the World<\/h2>\n
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Though it is impossible to talk about exact numbers, there is little doubt that the Bible is the world’s best-selling and most widely distributed book. A survey by the Bible Society stated that around 2.5 billion copies were printed between 1815 and 1975, and it is sold about 5 billion copies according to Guiness World Records.<\/p>\n

2. The\u00a0Holy Bible\u00a0is\u00a0Available\u00a0in 2,454 Languages<\/h2>\n
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Now that we know that the Bible is in the hall of fame, when it comes to the sales statistics, let\u2019s take a look at how many languages it has been translated into.
\nTo start with, it was written in three languages: Hebrew, Aramaic, and Koine Greek.
\nAlright, you might know this from your studies. But, did you know that you can read the Bible in 2,454 different languages? Now, that\u2019s what I call a challange for the language masters.<\/p>\n

3. The Story of the Oldest Man Alive<\/h2>\n
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Methuselah, from the Bible, is said to be the oldest person to have ever lived, dying at the age of 969 years. Let\u2019s admit it\u2019s quite an impressive performance, right?
\nNevertheless, it is thought that this incredible number is the result of a mistranslation and that he was 969 lunar months old when he died (78.5 years old) hence early Judaic tribes used lunar months to gauge time. \u00a0Lots of people in the Old Testament lived ridiculously long lives: Noah is\u00a0described\u00a0as living to be 950, Adam (as in THE Adam) dies at about\u00a0930, and Abraham lived to\u00a0175.<\/p>\n

Compared to them the Chinese hermits with their 180-220 years are just kids.
\nHowever, people who prefer a more literal reading of the Bible\u00a0argue that this was actually possible, thanks to antediluvian Earth, which had a healthier atmosphere and less diluted gene pool.<\/p>\n

4. In Some Books of the Bible Unicorns are Mentioned<\/h2>\n
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Unicorns in the Bible? \u2019You must be kidding with me. \u2019, – that\u2019s what you think I guess.<\/p>\n

But let the words speak for themselves.<\/p>\n