Facts about the Bible :

Ø  66 Books of the Bible

Ø  The 10 Commandments

Ø  10 Plagues of Egypt

Ø  12 Disciples

Ø  7 sayings of Jesus on the Cross

66 Books of the Bible

The 10 Commandments - God's Revelation in the Old Testament

The 10 Commandments are found in the Bible's Old Testament at Exodus, Chapter 20. They were given directly by God to the people of Israel at Mount Sinai after He had delivered them from slavery in Egypt:

ONE: 'You shall have no other gods before Me.'

TWO: 'You shall not make for yourself a carved image--any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.'

THREE: 'You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain.'

FOUR: 'Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.'

FIVE: 'Honor your father and your mother.'

SIX: 'You shall not murder.'

SEVEN: 'You shall not commit adultery.'

EIGHT: 'You shall not steal.'

NINE: 'You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.'

TEN: 'You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor's.'

12 Disciples

Andrew - Originally a disciple of John the Baptist. He led his brother Simon to Christ)

Simon Peter (Andrew’s brother) - Rock of the church. A fisherman, Denied Jesus after the crucifixion.)

James (son of Zebedee) - Also a fisherman. A strong person who insisted that Christ’s followers “walk the talk.”

John (son of Zebedee) - Also a fisherman. A strong person who cared for Jesus’ mother and stressed grace.

Phillip - Andrew’s close friend, also a fisherman. He led Barttholomew to Christ.

Bartholomew (Nathanael) - Questioning at first, but accepted Jesus of Nazareth. Loyal.

Matthew (Levi)- Once a despised tax collector, he changed his profession and followed Jesus. Wrote the Gospel of Matthew.

Thomas - Doubted the resurrection. Was willing to risk his own life for Jesus.

James (Alpheus’ son) - Mentioned in Gospel accounts.

Thaddeus (James’ son) - A real follower and preacher of Christ.

Simon - Known as a zealot or patriot. He saw the vision.

Judas Iscariot - Ultimate betrayer of Jesus, who kept the money for the group.

10 Plagues of Egypt

1.       Water turned to blood (Exodus 7:15-19)

Water is a chemical substance with the chemical formula H2O. Its molecule contains one oxygen and to hydrogen atoms connected by covalent bonds. Water is a liquid at ambient conditions, but it often co-exists on Earth with its solid state, ice, and gaseous state, water vapor or... Blood is a specialized bodily fluid that delivers necessary substances to the body's cells – such as nutrients and oxygen – and transports waste products away from those same cells killing all fish and other water life. (Dam)

2.       frogs (Tsifardeah) :

8:4 And the frogs shall come up both on thee, and upon thy people, and upon all thy servants.

3.       lice or gnat

Gnat

A gnat is one of several species of tiny flying insects in the Dipterid suborder Nematocera, especially those in the families Mycetophilidae, Anisopodidae and Sciaridae.

4. Flies or beasts (Arov)

8:21 Else, if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thy houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they are.

5. Disease

 on livestock (Dever)

A disease or medical condition is an abnormal condition of an organism that impairs bodily functions, associated with specific symptoms and signs...

6. unhealable boil

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A Boil is a deep infective folliculitis . It is almost always caused by infection by the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus, resulting in the localized accumulation of pus and dead tissue...

7. Hail

 and Thunder

Hail is a form of solid precipitation which consists of balls or irregular lumps of ice, that are individually called hail stones. Hail stones on Earth consist mostly of water ice and measure between and in diameter, with the larger stones coming from severe thunderstorms.

8.        Locus

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Locust is the swarming phase of short-horned grasshoppers of the family Acrididae. These are species that can breed rapidly under suitable conditions and subsequently become gregarious and migratory.

9. Darkness

Darkness is the percepted state of being dark or the absence of light. The emotional response to an absence of light has inspired metaphor in literature, symbolism in art, and emphasis.-Scientific:

10. Death of the Firstborn

(8:21 Else, if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thy houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they are.)

Death is the termination of the biological functions that define a living organism. The word refers both to a particular process and to the condition that results thereby. The true nature of the latter has for millennia been a central concern of the world's religious traditions and of philosophical
 of the first-born of all humans and animals who do not have marked doorposts. (Makat b'chorot)

7 sayings of Jesus on the Cross

1. Father forgive them, for they know not what they do (Luke 23:34).
2. Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise (Luke 23:43).
3. Woman, behold your son: behold your mother (John 19:26-27).
4. My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?, (Matthew 27:46 and Mark 15:34).
5. I thirst (John 19:28).
6. It is finished (John 19:30).
7. Father, into your hands I commit my spirit (Luke 23:46).

More Facts about the Bible

was written by about 40 men over a period of about 1600 years dating from 1500 BC to about 100 years after Christ. These men wrote this Scripture as they were given inspiration by God. (2 Timothy 3:16)

The longest word in the Bible is "Mahershalalhashbaz"
(18 letters) which is found in Isaiah 8:1.

Several of the words occurring only once in the Bible:

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