According to Luke, Jesus's mother Mary and John's mother Elizabeth were cousins, making Jesus and John second cousins.
Pontius Pilate was the 5th Roman governor of Judea, responsible for the execution of Jesus.
Moses was born in Egypt during a time when Hebrews in Egypt were being persecuted.
According to Matthew, Jesus had four brothers, James, Joseph, Jude, and Simon. A number of sisters are also mentioned but not named.
Bible simply means ‘book.’ It’s a transliteration of the Greek word ‘biblos’ (book).
The New Testament was written in Greek, with the Old Testament written in Hebrew and Aramaic. Latin was not used in the Bible at all.
Amen’ is also the last sentence in the Bible, too, at the end of the Book of Revelation.
It’s commonly assumed that three wise men visited Jesus, but the Bible never says how many there were, only that they bore three gifts – gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
The Bible takes place across three continents – Africa, Asia, and Europe.