This list of strange facts contains information that you may have missed in the Bible. Or maybe you’ve read them before, but the fact has slipped your mind; either way, I hope you enjoy them, and maybe you’ll learn something new!
Solomon had 700 wives, 300 concubines, and 12,000 horses.
(Can you imagine having to be responsible for such a large family?)
Noah was 600 years old when he built the ark and 950 years old when he died. Genesis 7:6 and Genesis 9:29
(I need to start taking Biblical Hyssop! You know it must be good, if Moses was able to build an ark when he was 600 years old.)
The manna tasted like honey wafers. Exodus 16:31
(Wouldn’t it be wonderful if manna fell from heaven today? It sure would solve many of the world’s hunger problems.)
In ancient Israel, men made a deal by exchanging sandals. Ruth 4:7
(I hope they had the same size feet!)
After Moses received the Ten Commandments, he put a veil over his face because it glowed. Exodus 34:33-35
(How glorious it will be to be in the presence of the mighty ‘I AM!’)
Psalm 117 is the shortest book in the Bible with only two verses.
(The Psalm is one of the most beautiful books in the Bible, both the Old and New Testaments!)
Adam was 930 years old when he died. Genesis 5:5
(Can you imagine living half that age? Wow!)
Jesus had many names: Emmanuel, Alpha and Omega, Star and Morning Star, Good Shepherd, I Am, King of Kings, Lamb of God, Master, Prince of Life, Root of Jesse. Revelation 1:11, 22:16, 19:16, John 10:14, 8:58, 1:29, 38, 15:1, Acts 3:15, Isaiah 11:10 And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God , Eternal Father and Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6
(Jesus is Lord! Praise!)
Luke was a doctor. Colossians 4:14
(With the Healing Power of God on your side)
Lydia was a salesperson. Acts 16:14
(I never thought of women having an outside job, back then. What about you?)
Did you know that when Jesus died, the saints rose from the dead and walked through Jerusalem? Matthew 27:52-53
(I bet that made the disbelievers think twice!)
Animals have to answer to God too! Genesis 9:5
(Not a wonderful thought!)
Paul was struck five times and was wrecked three times. 2 Corinthians 11:24-25
(Poor boy. He went through hell!)
The three wise men were never in the traditional manger scene. They saw Jesus a little later in the house of Joseph and Mary. Matthew 2:11
(This is one of those facts that I always seem to forget)
The iron tip of Goliath’s spear alone weighed about fifteen pounds! 1 Samuel 17:7
(Imagine the strength he had to have to be able to wield such a spear!)
Joseph was 17 years old when his brothers sold him to the Ishmaelites. Genesis 37:2
(God is amazing, isn’t he? Just to think that Joseph had to go through all that to fulfill God’s ultimate plan! Never doubt God’s power: He always knows where we are and why. Even in our darkest moments.)
The Gospel of Mark reveals that Jesus had brothers and sisters.
(Quite a lot, at that)
The term ‘scapegoat’ comes from the use of a goat that was to receive the sins of the people and be released into the desert. Leviticus 16:10
(Isn’t it amazing that the saying, scapegoat, has been around since before Christ?)
Moses was four months old when Pharaoh’s daughter found him in a basket. Acts 7:20-21
(Another amazing sign of God’s miraculous plan)
In Old Testament times, people wore a hair shirt to let other people know they were mourning. 2 Samuel 3:31
(Appropriate attractions for such deep emotion)
Locusts, grasshoppers, crickets, and grasshoppers were all considered clean food for the Israelites. Leviticus 11:22
(I hope I’m never in a situation where I have to eat bugs to survive! UGH!)
Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart. Jeremiah 1:5
(I LOVE this scripture! It’s wonderful to know how intimately God knows us. It’s beyond comprehension!)
Amen means, “so be it.”
(That is beautiful)
It did not rain in the Garden of Eden, nor outside of it. Water gushed out of the ground to make things grow. Genesis 2:5-6
(Wonderful! Although, I’m glad it’s raining now. I enjoy seeing a good downpour, as long as it’s not severe.)
Most of the plagues in Egypt were brought with the rod that God gave to Moses.
(God used the simplest tool to perform the most terrifying plagues)
Anna was an 84-year-old prophetess who praised God for baby Jesus in the Temple in Jerusalem. Luke 2:36-38
(Do you think she knew about the things that had to happen?)
After the resurrection, Jesus was on earth for 40 days. Acts 1:3
(That had to be the most beautiful sight)
Once, while Ezequiel was sitting in his house, a large hand took him by the hairs of his head and took him somewhere between heaven and earth. Ezekiel 8:3
(Can you imagine seeing, or better yet, experiencing this action? WOW!)
Elijah lay down three times on the son of a widow to revive him. 1 Kings 17:21
(God responded to Elijah’s plea to bring back the son’s widow, after all, they were the ones who saved Elijah)
Joel means, “The Lord is God.”
(I wish I would have known that when I had my son. Beautiful)
Psalm 119 is the longest book in the Bible with 176 verses.
(That’s a book in itself! But what a wonderful read!)
Leah said, “My husband didn’t love me very much, was it because my eyes were weak?” Genesis 29:16
(Maybe it had something to do with being disappointed from the start)
I hope you enjoyed these facts. Why don’t you grab your Bible and see what unusual facts come to mind?
