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The first translation of the English Bible was initiated by John Wycliffe and completed by John Purvey in 1388.
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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, named in the Bible's Book of Revelation, are Conquest, Slaughter, Famine, and Death.
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The Hindu holy day begins at sunrise, the Jewish holy day begins at sunset, and the Christian holy day begins at midnight.
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The longest name in the Bible Mahershalalbaz (Isaiah 8:1).
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The patron saint of dentists is St. Apollonia. She reportedly had her teeth pulled out in 249 AD by an anti-Christian mob.
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The seven archangels are Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel, Chamuel, Jophiel, and Zadkiel.
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The Seven Deadly Sins are lust, pride, anger, envy, sloth, avarice and gluttony.
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The seven virtues are prudence, courage, temperance, justice, faith, hope and charity.
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The shortest verse in the Bible consists of two words: "Jesus wept" (John 11:35).
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The Three Wise Men of the East brought gold, frankincense and myrrh to the infant Jesus. Frankincense is a gum resin used as a base for incense. Myrrh, also a gum resin, was valued as a perfume and unguent used in embalming.
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The two robbers crucified next to Jesus were named Dismas and Gestas.
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There are 1189 chapters in the Bible: 929 chapters in the Old Testament and 260 chapters in the New Testament.
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There are 49 different foods mentioned in the Bible.
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Zipporah was the wife of Moses.
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Although construction of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Strasbourg started in 1015, it was not until 1439 that the spire was completed.
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