What scientific facts are in the Bible?

3 Scientific Facts You Never Knew Were in the Bible
  • Gravity. Job 26:7. He spreads out the northern skies over empty space; he suspends the earth over nothing. ...
  • Water Cycle. Job 26:8. He wraps up the waters in his clouds, yet the clouds do not burst under their weight. ...
  • The Earth's Core. Job 28: 5.
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What are 10 interesting facts about the Bible?

10The Bible has more than 780,000 words.
  • 01The shortest verse in the Bible is John 11:35 – “Jesus wept.”
  • 02Esther 8:9 is the longest verse in the Bible.
  • 03Psalm 119 is the longest chapter in the Bible.
  • 04There are 1,189 chapters in the Bible with 31,102 verses.
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What are 5 important facts about the Bible?

Discover some mind-blowing facts about this ancient text.
  • It's the Most Stolen Book. ...
  • It's the Bestselling Book in the World. ...
  • The Oldest Bible Dates to the 4th Century. ...
  • The Text Was Written Over the Course of 1,500 Years. ...
  • The Number of Books in the Bible Varies. ...
  • The Bible Was Written in Three Languages Across Three Continents.
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Are there historical facts in the Bible?

Modern archaeology has helped us realize that the Bible is historically accurate even in the smallest of details. There have been thousands of archaeological discoveries in the past century that support every book of the Bible.
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What is the relationship between Bible and science?

'Hebrew Scripture' has no bearing on the modern study of the physical world or the other way around. Bible and science belong to wholly separate domains of reality. The Bible pertains to the sphere of morality and spirituality; science, by contrast, has dominion in the realm of physical things.
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Ten of the Top Scientific Facts in the Bible



Which religion is closest to science?

Buddhism. Buddhism and science have been regarded as compatible by numerous authors. Some philosophic and psychological teachings found in Buddhism share points in common with modern Western scientific and philosophic thought.
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Can you believe science and religion?

Religion and science are indeed incompatible. Religion and science both offer explanations for why life and the universe exist. Science relies on testable empirical evidence and observation. Religion relies on subjective belief in a creator.
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How do we know Bible is true?

Evidence for the Bible

We have copies of the manuscripts and throughout history these copies show that the Bible has been transmitted accurately. Despite common skeptical claims that the Bible has often been changed through the centuries, the physical evidence tells another story.
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What percent of the Bible is true?

Gallup has asked this question about personal views of the Bible nine times since 1991. The percentage saying the Bible is the actual, literal word of God has remained in a relatively narrow range between 27% and 35% across this time period, with the average being 31%.
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Does Bible mention dinosaurs?

According to the Bible, dinosaurs must have been created by God on the sixth day of creation. Genesis 1:24 says, “And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.”
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Why is the Bible the most stolen book?

The Bible. Apparently, thieves missed the "Thou shalt not steal" part of the Ten Commandments. According to experts, the Bible is the most commonly stolen book. The Holy Bible is available for free at many places of worship, so perhaps there's less guilt associated with pilfering a copy.
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What is the last word in the Bible?

When Jesus had tasted it, he said, “It is finished!” Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. That phrase is actually the translation of one word, “tetelestai,” in the original language of the Bible. And this rich and carefully chosen word is full of powerful meaning.
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Who made the Bible?

Even after nearly 2,000 years of its existence, and centuries of investigation by biblical scholars, we still don't know with certainty who wrote its various texts, when they were written or under what circumstances.
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Did God write the Bible?

In my experience as a Catholic priest, one of the most commonly held accounts of biblical inspiration among Christians is that God “dictated” the Bible. According to this view, sometimes called the verbal dictation theory, God dictated each word of the sacred text to a human author who simply wrote it down.
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Can the Bible be trusted?

1. The biblical manuscripts have been reliably transmitted from the authors to us today. What should a person look for when checking to see if an ancient text has been corrupted? The person should look for other surviving copies of that text to cross reference for variants.
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Where is the original Bible kept?

They are the Codex Vaticanus, which is held at the Vatican, and the Codex Sinaiticus, most of which is held at the British Library in London. "They're both fourth century," said Evans.
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How do we know God exists?

As mentioned earlier, evidence for God's existence is widely available through creation, conscience, rationality and human experience.
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Who wrote the first Bible?

About The Book

For thousands of years, the prophet Moses was regarded as the sole author of the first five books of the Bible, known as the Pentateuch.
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What Bible is the true Bible?

The New American Standard Bible is a literal translation from the original texts, well suited to study because of its accurate rendering of the source texts.
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What is the difference between God and science?

For example, knowledge in many religions comes ultimately from God, and belief in the existence of God cannot be verified empirically. Belief in God is a matter of faith. Any knowledge claims made by religions which are not verifiable by empirical observations cannot be regarded as 'scientific'.
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What is it called when you believe in science and not God?

An agnostic thinks it impossible to know the truth in matters such as God and the future life with which Christianity and other religions are concerned.
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What is the oldest religion?

It is the world's third-largest religion, with over 1.2 billion followers, or 15–16% of the global population, known as Hindus. The word Hindu is an exonym, and while Hinduism has been called the oldest religion in the world, many practitioners refer to their religion as Sanātana Dharma (Sanskrit: सनातन धर्म, lit.
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Which religion is most powerful in the world?

Major religious groups
  • Christianity (31.2%)
  • Islam (24.1%)
  • No religion (16%)
  • Hinduism (15.1%)
  • Buddhism (6.9%)
  • Folk religions (5.7%)
  • Sikhism (0.3%)
  • Judaism (0.2%)
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Who is the fastest growing religion in the world?

Studies in the 21st century suggest that, in terms of percentage and worldwide spread, Islam is the fastest-growing major religion in the world.
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