# 50 Bible Fun Facts with Questions and Answers

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_50 Bible fun facts in question form, with answers and references: books, people, numbers, and customs. Only facts you can check in the text of Scripture._

## Quick answer

Here are 50 Bible fun facts in question-and-answer form, each with a reference so you can check it. For example, the shortest book of the Old Testament is Obadiah, with one chapter; the bed of Og, king of Bashan, was made of iron and nine cubits long; and 276 people were on Paul's ship. They are grouped into books and structure, people, numbers and records, and places, objects, and customs, and only include facts you can verify in the biblical text.

Many "Bible fun facts" that circulate online do not hold up: the middle verse of the Bible, how many words it has, or which name is the longest all change with the translation and the language. We left those out. Every fact in this list can be checked by opening your Bible to the reference given, and when something depends on the translation, the answer says so.

The questions work as a challenge in Sunday school, as an opener for a Bible study, in a Bible quiz competition, or just for curious reading. You can print the list as a PDF after a free sign-up, or show it on a screen in presentation mode.

## The 50 questions, with answers and references

1. What is the shortest book of the Old Testament? — Obadiah, with a single chapter of 21 verses (Obadiah 1:1-21)
2. Which New Testament books have only one chapter? — Philemon, 2 John, 3 John, and Jude (Philemon 1; 2 John 1; 3 John 1; Jude 1)
3. Which book of the Bible has the most chapters? — Psalms, with 150 (Psalm 150)
4. How many New Testament letters begin with Paul's name? — Thirteen, from Romans to Philemon (Romans 1:1; Philemon 1)
5. Why does Lamentations chapter 3 have 66 verses? — It is a Hebrew acrostic: three verses for each of the 22 letters of the alphabet (Lamentations 3:1-66)
6. Which verse is usually cited as the shortest in English Bibles? — "Jesus wept"; the record depends on the translation and the language (John 11:35)
7. Into how many books is the book of Psalms divided? — Five, and each one ends with a doxology of praise (Psalm 41:13; 72:19; 89:52; 106:48)
8. Which line closes Psalm 72? — "The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended" (Psalm 72:20)
9. Which psalm of David appears almost word for word in 2 Samuel? — Psalm 18, which is the song in 2 Samuel 22 (Psalm 18; 2 Samuel 22)
10. Which two psalms are almost identical? — Psalm 14 and Psalm 53 (Psalm 14; Psalm 53)
11. Which chapters of Isaiah are repeated almost exactly in 2 Kings? — Isaiah 36-39, which tell the story of Hezekiah as 2 Kings 18:13-20:19 (Isaiah 36-39; 2 Kings 18:13-20:19)
12. Which prophetic book ends with a question from God about Nineveh? — Jonah: "Should not I spare Nineveh...?" (Jonah 4:11)
13. Which patriarch is called the "friend of God"? — Abraham (2 Chronicles 20:7; James 2:23)
14. How old was Sarah, Abraham's wife, when she died? — 127 years old (Genesis 23:1-2)
15. Which man had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot? — A giant of Gath, a descendant of the giants, with twenty-four fingers and toes in all (2 Samuel 21:20; 1 Chronicles 20:6)
16. What was special about the bed of Og, king of Bashan? — It was made of iron and was nine cubits long and four cubits wide (Deuteronomy 3:11)
17. Whom does Genesis call "the father of all those who play the lyre and pipe"? — Jubal (Genesis 4:21)
18. Who was the "forger of all instruments of bronze and iron"? — Tubal-cain (Genesis 4:22)
19. Which king ate grass like an ox until he acknowledged the God of heaven? — Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel 4:33-34)
20. Which prophet walked naked and barefoot for three years as a sign? — Isaiah (Isaiah 20:2-3)
21. Which prophet lay on his left side for 390 days as a sign? — Ezekiel (Ezekiel 4:4-5)
22. Which king made a great ivory throne overlaid with gold? — Solomon (1 Kings 10:18)
23. Which woman judge held court under a palm tree? — Deborah (Judges 4:4-5)
24. Which apostle is the first whose martyrdom the Bible records? — James, the brother of John, killed with the sword by Herod (Acts 12:1-2)
25. Whose hair weighed two hundred shekels when he cut it each year? — Absalom, David's son (2 Samuel 14:25-26)
26. Whom does the Bible call "very meek, more than all people who were on the face of the earth"? — Moses (Numbers 12:3)
27. How tall was Goliath? — Six cubits and a span, about nine feet nine inches, according to the Hebrew text; some ancient manuscripts say four cubits (1 Samuel 17:4)
28. How many wives and concubines did Solomon have? — Seven hundred wives who were princesses and three hundred concubines (1 Kings 11:3)
29. How many proverbs and songs did Solomon compose? — Three thousand proverbs and 1,005 songs (1 Kings 4:32)
30. How many years did Solomon spend building the temple, and how many building his own house? — Seven years for the temple and thirteen years for his house (1 Kings 6:38; 7:1)
31. Which king of Judah reigned the longest? — Manasseh, who reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem (2 Kings 21:1)
32. Which king of Israel reigned only seven days? — Zimri (1 Kings 16:15)
33. How many left-handed Benjaminites could sling a stone at a hair without missing? — Seven hundred chosen men (Judges 20:16)
34. What were the dimensions of Noah's ark? — Three hundred cubits long, fifty wide, and thirty high (Genesis 6:15)
35. How many people were saved in the ark? — Eight: Noah, his wife, his three sons, and their wives (Genesis 7:13; 1 Peter 3:20)
36. How old was Abraham when Isaac was born? — One hundred years old (Genesis 21:5)
37. How many people were gathered with the apostles before Matthias was chosen? — About one hundred twenty (Acts 1:15)
38. How many people were on the ship on which Paul was shipwrecked? — Two hundred seventy-six (Acts 27:37)
39. What kind of wood was Noah's ark made of? — Gopher wood (Genesis 6:14)
40. What was inside the ark of the covenant? — The tablets of the covenant, a golden urn holding manna, and Aaron's staff that budded; by Solomon's time only the tablets were left (Hebrews 9:4; 1 Kings 8:9)
41. By what names does the Bible call the lake where Jesus called his disciples? — Sea of Galilee, Lake of Gennesaret, Sea of Tiberias, and in the Old Testament, Chinnereth (Matthew 4:18; Luke 5:1; John 6:1; Numbers 34:11)
42. Why was the city with the tower called Babel? — Because there the LORD confused the language of all the earth (Genesis 11:9)
43. In which languages was the sign over Jesus' cross written? — Hebrew, Latin, and Greek (John 19:19-20)
44. What does Akeldama, the name of the field linked to Judas, mean? — Field of Blood (Acts 1:18-19)
45. What were the Urim and Thummim? — Objects the high priest carried in the breastpiece of judgment, used to seek God's guidance (Exodus 28:30; Numbers 27:21)
46. What were the phylacteries that Jesus criticized the Pharisees for making broad? — Small boxes with passages of the law, worn on the forehead and arm, based on Deuteronomy 6:8 (Matthew 23:5; Deuteronomy 6:8)
47. What happened in Israel in the year of Jubilee, every fifty years? — Liberty was proclaimed, and everyone returned to his property and to his family (Leviticus 25:10-13)
48. What were the cities of refuge for? — To protect a person who killed someone unintentionally until he could stand trial (Numbers 35:11-12; Joshua 20:2-3)
49. Where does the name of the feast of Purim come from? — From "pur," the lot that Haman cast to destroy the Jews (Esther 9:24-26)
50. How far was the Mount of Olives from Jerusalem, according to Acts? — A Sabbath day's journey (Acts 1:12)

## Frequently asked questions

### What are some fun facts about the Bible?

The shortest book of the Old Testament is Obadiah, with one chapter; Psalms has the most chapters (150); the bed of Og was made of iron and nine cubits long; and 276 people were on Paul's ship. This list collects 50 facts like these, each with a reference.

### Why isn't the middle verse of the Bible included?

Because it depends on how verses are counted and on the translation. This list only includes facts you can verify in the text with a reference.

### How can I use Bible fun facts in a group?

Read them as questions and let the group guess before you give the answer, then open the reference together. They work as icebreakers, a weekly challenge in Sunday school, or a special round in a Bible quiz.

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