Biblical Structure & Numbers

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• Numbers in the Bible: symbolism and meaning

• First verse in the Bible (Genesis 1:1)

• Last verse in the Bible (Revelation 22:21)

Bible Extremes and Milestones

• Longest chapter in the Bible (Psalm 119)

• Shortest chapter in the Bible (Psalm 117)

• Longest verse in the Bible (Esther 8:9)

• Shortest verse in the Bible (John 11:35, “Jesus wept”)

• Longest book in the Bible (Psalms or Jeremiah)

• Shortest book in the Bible (Obadiah, 2 John, 3 John)

• Longest word in the Bible (Maher-shalal-hash-baz)

• The last word of the Bible

Middle of the Bible

• Middle verse in the Bible (Psalm 118:8)

• Middle chapter in the Bible (Psalm 117 or 118)

Bible Counts and Totals

• How many Psalms are in the Bible?

• How many words of Jesus are in the Bible?

• How many times does “Selah” appear in the Bible?

• How many questions are in the Bible?

• How many commands are in the Bible?

• How many promises are in the Bible?

• How many prophecies are in the Bible?

• How many genealogies are in the Bible?

• How many laws are in the Bible? (613 in Torah)

• How many proverbs are in the Bible?

• How many parables are in the Bible?

Key Numbers in the Bible

• The number 3 in the Bible

• The number 5 in the Bible

• The number 7 in the Bible

• The number 8 in the Bible

• The number 10 in the Bible

• The number 12 in the Bible

• The number 30 in the Bible (Judas’s silver coins)

• The number 40 in the Bible

• The number 50 in the Bible (Pentecost)

• The number 70 in the Bible

• The number 153 in John 21

• The number 1000 in the Bible

Revelation Numbers

• The number 144,000 in Revelation

• The number 666 in the Bible

Questions About Biblical Numbers

• What is the most important number in the Bible?

• What is the least common number in the Bible?

• What is the highest number in the Bible?

• What is the lowest number in the Bible?

• What numbers are considered sacred in the Bible?

• What numbers are considered cursed in the Bible?

• What is the most mysterious number in the Bible?