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Bible Fun Facts

Did You Know?

• The oldest person in the Bible was Methuselah. He died when he was 969 years old.

 

• Six other people also lived to be over 900 yrs old: (Adam 930 yrs old: Gen 5:5)
  (Seth 912 yrs old: Gen 5:8)(Enos [Enosh] 905 yrs old: Gen 5:11)(Cainan [Kenan] 910 yrs old: Gen 5:14) (Jared 962 yrs old: Gen 5:20)(Noah 950 yrs old: Gen 9:29)

       ** Note: After the flood, longevity of life greatly decreased.

• The wisest man in the Bible is Solomon

 

• The strongest man in the Bible is Samson

 

• Delilah did not cut Samson’s hair (Judg 16:19).

 

• Samson used the jawbone of an ass to kill 1000 men (Judg 15:15).

 

• spoke the same language until the incident at the Tower of Babel Everyone (Gen 11:1-9).

 

• The tallest villain in the Bible is Goliath at over 9½ feet tall

 

• King Solomon had 700 wives

 

• The greatest warrior in the Bible is Gideon. With 300 men, 300 trumpets, and God, He defeated 135,000 Midianites