The middle verse is the 8th of Psalm cxviii.
The middle line is in 16th verse, 4th chapter, 2 Chronicles. The word
_and_ occurs in the Old Testament 35,543 times; in the New Testament,
10,684 times.
The word _Jehovah_ occurs 6,855 times.
OLD TESTAMENT.
The middle book is Proverbs.
The middle chapter is Job xxix.
The middle verse would be in the 2d of Chronicles, 20th chapter,
between the 17th and 18th verses.
The least verse is the 1st of Chronicles, 1st chapter, and 1st verse.
NEW TESTAMENT.
The middle book is 2 Thessalonians.
The middle chapter is between the 13th and 14th of Romans.
The middle verse is the 17th of Acts xvii.
The shortest verse is the 35th of John xi.
The 21st verse of the 7th chapter of Ezra contains all the letters of
the alphabet.
The 19th chapter of 2 Kings, and the 37th of Isaiah, are alike.
It is stated that the above calculation took three years to complete.
REMARKABLE INSCRIPTION.
The following singular inscription is to be seen carved on a tomb
situated at the entrance of the church of San Salvador, in the city of
Oviedo. The explanation is that the tomb was erected by a king named
Silo, and the inscription is so written that it can be read 270 ways
by beginning with the large S in the center. The words are Latin,
"Silo princeps fecit."
T I C E F S P E C N C E P S F E C I T
I C E F S P E C N I N C E P S F E C I
C E F S P E C N I R I N C E P S F E C
E F S P E C N I R P R I N C E P S F E
F S P E C N I R P O P R I N C E P S F
S P E C N I R P O L O P R I N C E P S
P C C N I R P O L I L O P R I N C E P
E E N I R P O L I S I L O P R I N C E
P E C N I R P O L I L O P R I N C E P
S P E C N I R P O L O P R I N C E P S
F S P E C N I R P O P R I N C E P S F
E F S P E C N I R P R I N C E P S F E
C E F S P E C N I R I N C E P S P E C
I C E F S P E C N I N C E P S F E C I
T I C E F S P E C N C E P S F E C I T
Besides this singular inscription, the letters H.
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