The article states thereupon each member within eight days of the demise shall say for the soul of the deceased. The second shortest book by word count, 2 john, has 245 words, but it has fewer verses than 3 john. It can be argued whether each psalm is a book or the entire collection of psalms. It would easy to combine multiple books into a single, or split a single book into multiples. By comparison, the longest book in the bible, luke, has nearly 20,000 words broken into 24.
Jeremiah 33,002 words genesis 32,046 words psalms 30,147 words ezekiel 29,918 words exodus 25, 957 words isaiah 25,608 words numbers 25,048 words deuteronomy 23,008 words second chronicles 21,349 words first samuel 20,361 words. The longest verse in the bible can be found in the book of esther, chapter 8 verse 9. Jeremiah 33,002 words genesis 32,046 words psalms 30,147 words ezekiel 29,918 words exodus 25, 957 words isaiah 25,608 words numbers 25,048 words deuteronomy 23,008 words second chronicles 21,349 words first samuel. The shortest one in the old testament is found in the book. Sep 06, 2016 most resources claim that the book of psalms is the longest book in the old testament, and therefore the bible. The ten longest books in the old testament, in the original hebrew used in the masoretic texts are.
The king james version kjv of this verse contains ninety words. The longest book in the bible is the book of psalms, with 150 psalms or chapters the shortest book is the third epistle of john, 3 john, with 14 verses. Here are the books of the bible, sorted from shortest to longest, for people who like to try reading the shorter books first. The ten shortest books in the bible 3 john 1 chapter, 14 verses, 299 words 2 john 1 chapter, verses, 303 words philemon 1 chapter, 25 verses, 445 words jude 1 chapter, 25 verses, 6 words obadiah 1 chapter, 21 verses, 670 words titus 3 chapters. The longest book of the new testament, and the twelfth longest book of the entire bible, is the gospel of luke with 19,482 greek words.
If the calculation is based on the number of verses or the number of chapters or the number of pages, it is correct. Each of these books is only one chapter long, and would take you a few minutes to read, tops. Religion quiz bible book name lengths random religion or scripture quiz can you name the bible books shortest to longest. It all depends on what criteria you use to determine length verses, words, etc. However, since it is actually 5 books combined into one, i would not consider it to be the longest. And all five of the shortest books of the bible made this list. The shortest chapter in the new testament is revelation 15. Third john 219 words second john 245 words philemon 335 words obadiah 440 words jude 461 words. Special thanks go to logos bible software for making determining the longest book of the bible by hebrew or greek word count much easier. What are the longest and shortest books of the bible.
The shortest chapter in the bible is psalm 117 the longest chapter in the bible is psalm 119 which chapter is in the middle of the bible psalm 118 there are 594 chapters before psalm 118 there are 594 chapters after psalm. Aug 21, 2019 there are 66 books in the bible, starting with genesis and ending with revelation. And ive been itching to make an infographic for some time, so i put all these answers and more here. The fourth shortest chapter in the bible is psalm 3.
Word counts on every book of the bible from longest to shortest 1 jeremiah 33,002 2 genesis 32,046 3 psalms 30,147 4 ezekiel 29,918 5 exodus 25,957 6 isaiah 25,608 7 numbers 25,048 8 deuteronomy 23,008 9 2 chronicles 21,349 10 1 samuel 20,837 11 1 kings 20,361 12 luke 19,482 leviticus 18,852 14 2 kings 18,784 15 acts 18,450. All biblical books are prophetic to one degree or another, but the shortest in the old testament is obadiah with 21 verses, and the next shortest would be jude 25 verses in the new testament. The shortest chapter of the bible by number of words is psalm 117. But since those arent part of the original, and because some books may have. Jan 02, 2020 the fifth longest book of the bible is exodus with 25,957 hebrew words. Second john has only verses, but it has 245 words in greek and 298 words in english, on the other hand thir. If you want to see more reading stats, check out the numbers for the old testamenthebrew bible and the new testament. I got 31 books left to count, going to take me a month. Obadiah means servant of jehovah and worshiper of yahweh. There is a vital reason why god is finally revealing it now.
The shortest book in any version of the bible is psalm 117 with only 2 verses if you define each psalm as a book. These are arrange in descending order using the kjv english bible. The bible s a huge collection of smaller documents, called books. It is quite well known that the longest book in the bible is the psalms, of which there are 150 individual psalms. This book of books is the worlds alltime bestseller several billion copies and the worlds most translated book bible s 2 major sections. The second shortest chapter in the bible is psalm 4. This book reveals the bible according to the jewish faith from adam and eve and joseph the dreamer in the book of genesis.
Testament quiz, verse quiz, least, length, longest, new testament, shortest. The next two shortest books, philemon and obadiah, have 25 and 21 verses, respectively. The book with the shortest name is job, pronounced as in robe or globe. Aug 29, 2016 consider these points, at something like 43,000 words psalms is the longest book in the bible.
These measurements are by words in the original languages. The longest new testament writing, however, depends on what is being compared. Jan 02, 2020 the fourth shortest book of the bible, and shortest book of the entire old testament, is obadiah with 440 hebrew words. How can the books of the bible be listed from shortest to. But it has the single most terrifying message of any book in the bible. Aug 05, 2017 the shortest book in the bible old and new testaments is the third epistle of the apostle john 3 john. List of books in the bible from shortest to longest. Even though psalms has more contributors than any other book of the bible, it turns out that two other books are much longer than psalms. At once the royal secretaries were summonedon the twentythird day of the third month, the month of sivan. Perhaps this message should be more sobering to the saints than any of gods messages.
The more you study the bible, the more you realise the wonders it contains. In the king james version of the bible, it is only 33 words long. Next article list of books in the bible from shortest to longest. So the gospel of luke is the longest book in the new testament, while 3 john is the shortest. The book of psalms contains the first four shortest chapters in the bible. It has 150 chapters, 2,461 verses and 43,743 words. Word counts on every book of the bible from longest to shortest 1 jeremiah 33,002 2 genesis 32,046 3 psalms 30,147 4 ezekiel 29,918 5 exodus 25,957 6 isaiah 25,608 7 numbers 25,048 8 deuteronomy 23,008 9. Have you ever wondered what the longest and shortest books of the bible are. Special thanks go to logos bible software for making the process of determining the shortest book of the bible by hebrew or greek word count much easier. List of books in the bible by length believers portal. Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually.
Most resources claim that the book of psalms is the longest book in the old testament, and therefore the bible. The longest and shortest chapters would not changeat 176 verses, psalm 119 is still the longest, since even the song of the three young men added to daniel 3 only brings it up to 100 verses, and psalm 117s 2 verses is the shortest. For great is his steadfast love toward us, and the faithfulness of the lord endures forever. But waitwhat criteria should we use to determine the length of the books of the bible. The bible s two major sections are the old testament and the new testament. In the newer english standard version of the bible, this chapter is only 28 words long. What is the shortest and longest chapter in the bible. Ive noticed astrics on certain books, what does that mean. Longest and shortest book in the new testament daniel. Aug 24, 2018 the bible s a huge collection of smaller documents, called books. The fourth shortest book of the bible, and shortest book of the entire old testament, is obadiah with 440 hebrew words. The bible is actually a collection of books some long, some short. At first glance both of these answers appear unlikely, but i think the answers give testimony to the depth of the bible.
In the beginning god created the heavens and the earth. The bible is more than 600,000 words long in its original languagesbut how are those words distributed across the 66 books of the bible. This twoverse chapter consists of an order to joyfully praise jehovah for his kindness, mercy and love. But, if you include hebrew vowels in that count, luke 20. The fifth longest book of the bible is exodus with 25,957 hebrew words. The third shortest chapter in the bible is psalm 1. Jul 11, 2011 longest and shortest book in the new testament july 11, 2011 posted by daniel ayad in unique. Here are the five shortest books of the bible, beginning with the very shortest. This is a list of the novels over 500,000 words published through a mainstream publisher. Sep 20, 2018 this is the shortest book in the old testament. Some are as long as a trade book today, and others dont even take up a full page. Im going reading the list of the shortest to the longest books of the bible.
The shortest chapter in the bible is psalms chapter 117. Generally 2nd and 3rd john are the two shortest books. What is the shortest prophetic book in the bible answers. What is the longest, shortest, and middle chapter in the bible. Aug 15, 2014 here are the books of the bible, sorted from shortest to longest, for people who like to try reading the shorter books first. The middle chapter of the old testament is job 29 and the middle chapter of the new testament is romans. Hello steven, the books in the bible from shortest to longest is 66 in number not 24, scroll down more and youll find the others. May 22, 2015 the ten shortest books in the bible 3 john 1 chapter, 14 verses, 299 words 2 john 1 chapter, verses, 303 words philemon 1 chapter, 25 verses, 445 words jude 1 chapter, 25 verses, 6 words obadiah 1 chapter, 21 verses, 670 words titus 3 chapters. In terms of chapters, both matthew and acts are the biggest with 28 chapters compared to lukes 24. Psalms is often said to be the longest book in the bible because it has the most chapters, but a better indication of actual length is the number of words. Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. The shortest book in the bible by word count is 3 john, with only 219 words in the bible s original language. The book of obadiah is the shortest book in the old testament. This might be the shortest prayer in the old testament.
Quiz by elizabethshirley bible book name lengths quiz by elizabethshirley. Longest and shortest book in the new testament daniel ayad. The fifth shortest book of the bible is jude with a count of 461 words. If you count by the number of hebrew or greek letters, 1 chronicles 1. This little psalm is bursting with praise to the lord. Jul 15, 20 new books and bibles from crossway in april 2020 the christian faith is not based on the evidence for the resurrection most resources claim that the book of psalms is the longest book in the old testament, and therefore the bible. The longest chapter in the bible is psalm 119, and the middle and shortest chapter is psalm 117.
Can you list the books of the bible from shortest to longest. Update i went ahead and updated the order and added rankings based on word counts from the niv as well as links to the other reading stats. If you like the bible and youre a numbers geek, youll want to read and. What are the books of the bible from shortest to longest.
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