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Facts you didn't know about the Bible - It is difficult to find someone who has never heard of the Bible. It is probably the most famous book in the world and is found in millions of homes throughout the world. For many years, the iconic book has been read and interpreted by people from all walks of life, including respected scholars and religious leaders. Learn some amazing facts about the best-selling book of all time!
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Number one - China is the largest supplier of Bibles in the world.
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Favorite book - According to the website Neatorama, the Bible was one of Isaac Newton's greatest passions.
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Bible in the flag - The Dominican Republic is the only country to have a Bible in its flag.
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Da Jesus Book - There is a version of the Bible translated into the Hawaiian language. The book is called 'Da Jesus Book'.
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Physical characteristics - There is no passage in the Bible describing what Jesus looked like. Some researchers believe that these descriptions may have existed before, but could have been removed with the aim of making the figure of Jesus more universal.
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Parachuted Bibles - There is an organization that uses parachutes to drop Bibles in North Korea.
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Quran corrects the Bible - In Islam, the Bible is regarded as a revelation of God that has been corrupted by men. The Quran has corrected this.
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Godly diet - Legend says that when Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia felt unwell, he ate pages of the Bible.
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Forbidden oath - The act of swearing on the Bible is in fact forbidden according to the book itself.
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Inspiration - According to the BBC, the King James Bible inspired more pop music than any other book.
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Punishment - The passage of the Bible 2 Kings 2:23-24 is very controversial. In this passage, God sends two bears to kill two children who mocked a man for being bald.
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Death penalty - The Pentateuch, better known among Christians as the Old Testament, states that murder, abduction, magic, blasphemy, and other crimes should be punished with the death penalty.
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Murders - Jehovah's Witnesses follow the Bible but do not celebrate Christmas, Easter, birthdays or other holidays, which they see as incompatible with Christianity.
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Popular e-books - The Bible, the biography of Steve Jobs and 'Hunger Games', are the most popular Kindle books ever.
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Name - The name Jesus means Joshua in Hebrew. The name comes from the translation from Hebrew into Greek, then into Latin and later into English.
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Earth - According to Discover magazine, Leonardo Da Vinci's studies of river erosion were what convinced him that the Earth is older than the Bible suggests.
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Random reading - Bibliomancy is the name given to the act of opening up a Bible at random and foretelling the future by interpreting the first verse read.
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Hundreds of millions of catalogues - According to the book '1,227 Quite Interesting Facts to Blow Your Socks Off', in 2011 25 million Bibles and 208 million IKEA catalogs were printed.
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Religious reform - According to Live Science, Jesus did not intend to create a new religion but to reform Judaism.
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No reference - There is no passage in the Bible saying that Mary Magdalene was a prostitute.
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Low price - The Dead Sea Scrolls were sold for a price that, taking into account the current inflation, amounts to about $37.
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Erratum - In 1631 several copies of the King James Bible were burned because in the seventh commandment it was written 'Thou shalt commit adultery.'
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North Korean laws - According to the Daily Mail, owning Bibles, South Korean movies or distributing pornography can be punished by the death penalty.
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Gospel of Judas - There is a gospel about Judas, which is not in the Bible, that states that he was the only disciple who fully understood the teachings of Jesus. It further mentions that Judas only gave Jesus to the Romans because Jesus wanted him to do so.
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Biblical creatures - Europeans in the seventeenth century believed that dinosaur fossils belonged to giants and other biblical creatures.
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Stolen - According to the book '1,227 Interesting Facts to Blow Your Socks Off', the Bible is the most stolen book in the world.
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Bestseller - The Bible is considered to be the best-selling book ever. It is estimated that approximately 5 billion copies have been sold.
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Wrong name - The name Lucifer, which is usually attributed to the devil, has never been used that way in the Bible. In the book, Lucifer refers to the fall of Babylon.
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Thousands of languages
- According to The Huffington Post, the Bible is translated into more than 2,000 languages.
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Facts you didn't know about the Bible - It is difficult to find someone who has never heard of the Bible. It is probably the most famous book in the world and is found in millions of homes throughout the world. For many years, the iconic book has been read and interpreted by people from all walks of life, including respected scholars and religious leaders. Learn some amazing facts about the best-selling book of all time!
© Shutterstock
0 / 30 Fotos
Number one - China is the largest supplier of Bibles in the world.
© Shutterstock
1 / 30 Fotos
Favorite book - According to the website Neatorama, the Bible was one of Isaac Newton's greatest passions.
© Shutterstock
2 / 30 Fotos
Bible in the flag - The Dominican Republic is the only country to have a Bible in its flag.
© Shutterstock
3 / 30 Fotos
Da Jesus Book - There is a version of the Bible translated into the Hawaiian language. The book is called 'Da Jesus Book'.
© Shutterstock
4 / 30 Fotos
Physical characteristics - There is no passage in the Bible describing what Jesus looked like. Some researchers believe that these descriptions may have existed before, but could have been removed with the aim of making the figure of Jesus more universal.
© Shutterstock
5 / 30 Fotos
Parachuted Bibles - There is an organization that uses parachutes to drop Bibles in North Korea.
© Shutterstock
6 / 30 Fotos
Quran corrects the Bible - In Islam, the Bible is regarded as a revelation of God that has been corrupted by men. The Quran has corrected this.
© Shutterstock
7 / 30 Fotos
Godly diet - Legend says that when Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia felt unwell, he ate pages of the Bible.
© Shutterstock
8 / 30 Fotos
Forbidden oath - The act of swearing on the Bible is in fact forbidden according to the book itself.
© Shutterstock
9 / 30 Fotos
Inspiration - According to the BBC, the King James Bible inspired more pop music than any other book.
© Shutterstock
10 / 30 Fotos
Punishment - The passage of the Bible 2 Kings 2:23-24 is very controversial. In this passage, God sends two bears to kill two children who mocked a man for being bald.
© Shutterstock
11 / 30 Fotos
Death penalty - The Pentateuch, better known among Christians as the Old Testament, states that murder, abduction, magic, blasphemy, and other crimes should be punished with the death penalty.
© Shutterstock
12 / 30 Fotos
Murders - Jehovah's Witnesses follow the Bible but do not celebrate Christmas, Easter, birthdays or other holidays, which they see as incompatible with Christianity.
© Shutterstock
13 / 30 Fotos
Popular e-books - The Bible, the biography of Steve Jobs and 'Hunger Games', are the most popular Kindle books ever.
© Shutterstock
14 / 30 Fotos
Name - The name Jesus means Joshua in Hebrew. The name comes from the translation from Hebrew into Greek, then into Latin and later into English.
© Shutterstock
15 / 30 Fotos
Earth - According to Discover magazine, Leonardo Da Vinci's studies of river erosion were what convinced him that the Earth is older than the Bible suggests.
© Shutterstock
16 / 30 Fotos
Random reading - Bibliomancy is the name given to the act of opening up a Bible at random and foretelling the future by interpreting the first verse read.
© Shutterstock
17 / 30 Fotos
Hundreds of millions of catalogues - According to the book '1,227 Quite Interesting Facts to Blow Your Socks Off', in 2011 25 million Bibles and 208 million IKEA catalogs were printed.
© Shutterstock
18 / 30 Fotos
Religious reform - According to Live Science, Jesus did not intend to create a new religion but to reform Judaism.
© Shutterstock
19 / 30 Fotos
No reference - There is no passage in the Bible saying that Mary Magdalene was a prostitute.
© Shutterstock
20 / 30 Fotos
Low price - The Dead Sea Scrolls were sold for a price that, taking into account the current inflation, amounts to about $37.
© Shutterstock
21 / 30 Fotos
Erratum - In 1631 several copies of the King James Bible were burned because in the seventh commandment it was written 'Thou shalt commit adultery.'
© Shutterstock
22 / 30 Fotos
North Korean laws - According to the Daily Mail, owning Bibles, South Korean movies or distributing pornography can be punished by the death penalty.
© Shutterstock
23 / 30 Fotos
Gospel of Judas - There is a gospel about Judas, which is not in the Bible, that states that he was the only disciple who fully understood the teachings of Jesus. It further mentions that Judas only gave Jesus to the Romans because Jesus wanted him to do so.
© Shutterstock
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Biblical creatures - Europeans in the seventeenth century believed that dinosaur fossils belonged to giants and other biblical creatures.
© Shutterstock
25 / 30 Fotos
Stolen - According to the book '1,227 Interesting Facts to Blow Your Socks Off', the Bible is the most stolen book in the world.
© Shutterstock
26 / 30 Fotos
Bestseller - The Bible is considered to be the best-selling book ever. It is estimated that approximately 5 billion copies have been sold.
© Shutterstock
27 / 30 Fotos
Wrong name - The name Lucifer, which is usually attributed to the devil, has never been used that way in the Bible. In the book, Lucifer refers to the fall of Babylon.
© Shutterstock
28 / 30 Fotos
Thousands of languages
- According to The Huffington Post, the Bible is translated into more than 2,000 languages.
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Facts you didn't know about the Bible
For centuries the book has been the subject of many controversies
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The Bible is considered a sacred book by many. The scripture is the founding text for Christianity, and according to some it reveals the origins of humanity. The Bible has been scrutinized for years and here we've gathered some amazing facts about it that you might not know.
Find out some of the most amazing facts about the Bible!
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