The longest verses in Genesis contain 24 words.
Nothing happened. Between Verse-1 and Verse-2, there are no words.
The longest verse in the New Testament is Luke 1:37 and it contains 52 words in total.
The longest modern Hebrew word is וכשלאנציקלופדיותינו (u'chshelentsiklopedioténu), consisting of 19 consonants, which means "and when our encyclopedias...." [note: Hebrew uses prefixes for many prepositions and conjunctions]The Longest Biblical Hebrew word is וְהָאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנִים (veha'aḥashdarpením), consisting of 11 consonants, and which means "and the satraps"
There are 7 words in the first verse of Genesis:בְּרֵאשִׁית בָּרָא אלהים אֵת הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאֵת הָאָרֶץ׃Upon beginning, God created the skies and the earthLitterally:in-beginning*createdGod(direct object particle)the-skiesand* (+ direct object particle)the-earth**Note: Hebrew uses prefixes for many small words, so the, in, and, etc. are not separate words in Hebrew
The longest Verse in the Bible:Esther 8:9"Then were the king's scribes called at that time in the third month, that is, the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers of the provinces which are from India unto Ethiopia, an hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language." The average number of words contained in the verse is around 70-90, depending on the translation. ?Jewish Answer: The longest verse in the Tanach is Lev. 13:33 Please see the related link.Esther 8:9 is the longest verse in The Bible. This verse is 78 words. The shortest verse in the Bible is two words.
A:The Book of Genesis was written in the Hebrew language.The Hebrew language developed from the original Canaanite language shortly before 900 BCE. Some parts of Genesis are early Hebrew while other parts a much later form of Hebrew, reflecting the times when different passages were written. The presence of two Aramaic loan-words (31:47) is an indication that this part of the Book was written during or after the Babylonian Exile.
The longest Verse in the Bible:Esther 8:9"Then were the king's scribes called at that time in the third month, that is, the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers of the provinces which are from India unto Ethiopia, an hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language." The average number of words contained in the verse is around 70-90, depending on the translation. ?Jewish Answer: The longest verse in the Tanach is Lev. 13:33 Please see the related link.Esther 8:9 is the longest verse in the Bible. This verse is 78 words. The shortest verse in the Bible is two words.
Esther 8:9see link below for fun facts.Esther 8:9 with 81 words.
The first words in the book of Genesis chapter 1 verse 1 says In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
In an English translation, the first three words are "In the beginning . . .". In its original language, the first three words are "b'ray-SHEET bah-RAH eh-lo-KEEM . . . " When translated, those three words cover "In the beginning god created . . . ". Hebrew is more efficient with words and syllables than many other languages are.
The day in Genesis is exactly the same as ours. In Genesis 1 each day (Hebrew word yom) is qualified by the words 'evening and morning'. It thus cannot mean an indefinite period of time but only a day like ours.
No it is not. The longest book is the book of Psalms. It has 150 chapters and over 43,000 words. If you are counting words, these are the top four: Psalms, Jeremiah, Ezekiel & Genesis (Isaiah is #5) If you are counting chapters, these are the top four: Psalms, Isaiah, Jermiah & Genesis