Then 3 squared equals 9, so there are 39 books in the old testament. Holy bible, nasb 1995 without chapter or verse numbers kindle edition by the lockman foundation, the lockman foundation. I created this spreadsheet and started filling it out each time i finished a chapter. It is called numbers because it contains the census of the people who wandered in the wilderness. Bible statistics, number of chapter, number of verses. A good summary survey of the bible is difficult to achieve. The hebrew bible roughly equates to the 39 books of the protestant old testament, but it is composed of 24 books that are ordered, organized and titled differently. It is my pleasure to tell you about the miraculous signs and wonders that the most high god has performed for me. Since the text and audio content provided by blb represent a range of evangelical traditions, all of the ideas and principles conveyed in the resource materials are not. Read the bible gateway blog post, bible translation reading levels browse the bibles section in the bible gateway store, where youll enjoy low prices every day read the. Test your knowledge on this religion quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. The longest chapter in the bible is psalm 119, and the middle and shortest chapter is psalm 117. Ive put together word counts for every book of the bible.
The bible show chapter links the old testament books of moses genesis exodus leviticus numbers deuteronomy history of israel joshua judges ruth 1 samuel 2 samuel 1 kings 2 kings 1 chronicles 2 chronicles ezra nehemiah esther. Apart from moses himself, other key figures in this book also feature aaron, joshua, caleb, miriam, balaam, and korah. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The book is basically the sacred history of the israelites as they wandered in the wilderness following the departure from s.
Is there a list of all the books in the bible with the. Books with only one chapter are obadiah in the hebrew bible and philemon, 2 john, 3 john, and jude in the new testament. The book of numbers is the fourth book of the christian old testament. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Jan 09, 2020 the bible is divided into the old testament and the new testament, and many of its books go into a great deal of detail concerning the religions history. Simply the plain text, in the niv translation, in a single column format. How many chapters, verses, and words are in the bible. Clicking on a chapter will show you the text of that chapter of numbers in the bible king james version. Navigate by chapter and verse in the king james version of the bible. Lists of books in various bibles tanakh hebrew bible law or pentateuch. Find resources here on the books of the bible that will add value to your personal study of the greatest book ever written. And what significance does each book have as it relates to the whole. In short, the old testament has 920 chapters distributed throughout its 46 books.
The books of the bible are the different sections of the bible. Moses was the author of the book of numbers, which he wrote between 14501410 bc. The blue letter bible ministry and the blb institute hold to the historical, conservative christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy of scripture. Biblia sacra the holy bible is the most widely read book in the world. Im looking for a list of all the books in the bible old and new, along with the numbers of chapters in each of them, and the numbers of verses in each of the chapters. This list looks at ten significant numbers in the bible numbers that pop up time and again. Then take 3 x 9 27, the number of books in the new testament. A list of books in the bible by number of chapters thomas creedys. The english title is a translation of the septuagint greek title referring to the numbering of the tribes of israel in chapters 14.
Numbers with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Can you name a book in the bible for each of the number of chapters. Bible books list a clear list of the books of the bible, with optional chapter links. In total, the bible is composed of 1,189 chapters, divided between the old testament and the new testament. I used the lexham hebrew bible and the nestlealand novum testamentum graece for these word counts. Each chapter is itself divided into several verses, of which there are over 31,000. The 66 books of the bible study resources blue letter bible. The common system divides each biblical book into chapters and further. Book titles, and the number of chapters old testament. Numbers, chapter 1 king james version christian answers. This summary of the book of numbers provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of numbers. Our overview and outline of numbers is intended to help you study gods word. One chapter, one more chapter it is a slow process perhaps, but sure in the end to reach the goal.
These are all of the chapters of the book of numbers. It is the story of the people whom moses led through the desert. The fourth chapter of daniel, i believe was written by king nebuchadnezzar himself. How many chapters in new testament bible stats number of verses by book and chapter new testament thebible. James 1, new international version niv the bible app. The book of numbers is so named because it contains two numberings of the children of israel. Jun 23, 20 there could have easily been some verses, chapters or even an old testament book or two that i hadnt read. From chapters 19 the israelites are preparing for their journey and entry into the promise land. In numbers the history of israel during the 40 years of wandering in the wilderness from egypt to canaan is described. Full list order for the books of the bible with introductions and summaries including both the old and new testament. The different books of the bible cover different topics and were addressed to different audiences. This summary of the book of numbers provides information about the title.
And, as data the bible has 3,566,480 letters as a whole how many chapters does the catholic bible have in total. The lord jesus includes the book of numbers in his words when explaining to his disciples all that was written concerning himself in the law of moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms. In total, the bible includes 1,189 chapters 979 in the old testament, 260 in the new testament. The quran calls the first five books of the old testament the tawrat. Acts of the apostles 1, new living translation nlt bible.
A writer can omit the verse numbers in order to refer to a whole chapter, or can. Why and how are bible chapters and verses numbered. Numbers bible book with full chapters king james version. Several other websites list the number of chapters and verses in each book of the bible.
Insights on the bible an overview of the books of the. Books of the bible list order complete new and old testament. To help you become more familiar with the arrangement of the books of scripture, heres a virtual table of contents of the bible in their canonical order. These numbers are pulled from the original languages using logos bible softwareyou can see how i did it below. In many printed editions, the chapter number is omitted for these books, and references just use the verse numbers. Amazing bible facts and statistics compiled from various sites and sources bible facts. A list of numbers separated by semicolons is usually a list of chapters, whereas a list of numbers separated by commas is normally a list of verses. This conclusion is based on 1 statements concerning moses writing activity e. This gives a total of 1,189 chapters on average, 18 per book. The bible is comprised of 2 testaments, 66 different books, 1,189 chapters, 31,173 verses, and 773,692 words.
The hebrew names are taken from the first line of each book in the original hebrew. All 66 books of the bible in easy, onesentence summaries. The middle chapter of the old testament is job 29 and the middle chapter of the new testament is romans. Moses counted the people in numbers 1 and numbers 26. They changed the order in the old testament or first testament to conform to the threefold division in the hebrew bible of law, prophets and writings.
The book of numbers derives its name from the account of the two censuses taken of the hebrew people, one near the beginning and the other toward the end of the journey in the wilderness chaps. Holy bible, nasb 1995 without chapter or verse numbers. How many books are in the bible when referring to the bible, many people forget that there are different types of bible, just as there are religions. I told you, theophilus, about everything jesus began to do and teach 2 until the day he was taken up to heaven after giving his chosen apostles further instructions through the holy spirit. The bible is a compilation of many shorter books written at different times by a variety of authors, and later assembled into the biblical canon.
How many chapters in the bible old testament new testament. Daniel 4 niv nebuchadnezzars dream of a tree bible. Today well take a look at the 10 longest books in the bible according to how many chapters are in each one. In chapters 12, we have the first numbering of those 20 years and older able to go to war, a total of 603,550. Jan 16, 20 since i am curious about new versions of the bible, i picked up a copy of the books of the bible, an edition without section headings or chapter and verse divisions. Many people take this with a grain of salt but many others consider it to be very important and believe that the study of. May you grow ever closer to him as you read his letter to you. How many of us can truthfully say weve read all the bible. Books of the bible king james version christianity. Caro, while the verse notations were added in 1551 by robertus stephanus, after the advent of printing a bible in the university of gottingen is written on 2,470 palm leaves according to statistics from wycliffe. It describes moses taking two population censuses, hence the name numbers.
Most of the time the book is named after the person who maybe wrote the book. Can you name the number of chapters in each book of the bible. In christianity, the old testament is the name of the first part of the bible, the one written before jesus christ. Old testament simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. It continues the story of that journey begun in exodus, and describes briefly the experiences of the israelites for a.
Start studying number of chapters in each book of the bible. The number of chapters, verses and words in the old testament, new testament and entire bible depends upon the bible translation. The first part of the book of numbers describes the lives of the numbering of the people at sinai and the preparations that were made for resuming their journey across the desert. Each bible will have a different number as the translators try to accurately communicate the sense of the original hebrew, aramaic and greek, but the differences should be small. I would like to hear comments from other readers on this subject. Study all bible books online in over 50 translations. Numbers 1 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the church of christ, presents a verse level look at the bible. The following examples put these conventions into practice. What are the 66 books of the bible, in the same order as. Different religions, and different denominations of christianity, have different books or sections in the bible. In judaism, the collection of inspired books is known as tanakh. The books of the old testament were written between the years 1,400400 a. A number standing alone after a book name is a chapter number, unless the book has only one chapter, in which case it is a verse number. Number of verses per book in the bible new testament.
How many chapters does the catholic bible have in total. H3075 yehowzabad strongs hebrew lexicon kjv spurgeons morning and evening. The bible book of numbers with full chapters, footnotes and bible commentary to aid your bible search, reading, and study. Book chapters genesis 50 exodus 40 leviticus 27 numbers 36 deuteronomy 34 joshua 24. The second part is the new testament, containing 27 books. Clicking on that will take you to the next section or chapter. Some interesting chapter and verse statistics of the bible include. The nwt study bible is complete with cross references, maps, and an accurate bible dictionary. So, just how long can the longest books of the bible get. When were the books of the bible divided into chapters and. Number of chapters in each book of the bible flashcards.
The difference numbering russian and english bible. The english names are from the septuagint and vulgate translations. Every chapter of the bible in 140 characters or less. The fourth book of moses called numbers, 36, 1,288. The purpose of the book of numbers is to tell about how israel prepared to enter the promise land, but sinned and was punished. It has all the books of the bible listed on the left hand column and each books chapter numbers written across the rows. Is there a list of all the books in the bible with the corresponding numbers of chapters and verses.
It is a source of inspiration to many and more curiously a source of divination and secret codes. Bible statistics, number of chapter, number of verses, number of pages. Biblical citations generally follow the book name followed by the chapter number, a colon, and the verse number or numbers such as genesis 1. The three days and the three nights study resources.
Books of the bible simple english wikipedia, the free. The king james bible which has been called the most influential version of the most influential book in the world, in what is now its most influential language and which in the united states is the most used translation, being still considered a standard among protestant churches and being used liturgically in the orthodox church in america. Since the early th century, most copies and editions of the bible present all but the shortest of these books with divisions into chapters, generally a page or so in length. Return to the bible as it was before chapters and verses. Clicking on a book of the bible will show you a list of all the chapters of that book. I summarised the bible on twitter between aug 2010 and nov 20 one tweet per chapter, one chapter per day. King james version below is a list of the books of the bible.
This is the exact same place where the israelites have been hanging out since god freed them from slavery back in exodus. The number of chapters, verses and words in the old testament, new testament and entire bible. The old testament genesis exodus leviticus numbers deuteronomy joshua judges ruth 1 samuel 1 kings 2 samuel 2 kings 1 kings 3 kings 2 kings 4 kings 1 chronicles 2 chronicles ezra nehemiah esther job. Nebuchadnezzars dream of a tree king nebuchadnezzar, to the nations and peoples of every language, who live in all the earth. Each chapter is within a division known as a book, of which there are 66. The chapters are only one division in the bible, and the second smallest. I would like to comment on the authors of the books of the bible and referring to the book of daniel. Top 10 significant numbers in biblical numerology listverse. The book of numbers is a law book in the old testament section of the bible. Both jews and christians believe these texts to be holy. The catholic church and eastern christian churches also hold that certain deuterocanonical books and passages are part of the old testament canon. Psalm 117, the shortest chapter, is also the middle chapter of the bible, being the 595th chapter. The catholic, eastern orthodox, syrian orthodox and ethiopian orthodox faiths all accept varying numbers of additional books in the old testament canon. The 66 books of the bible can be split into nine sections.
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