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DeLainis Kroh | Feature | February
Many know about the Bible. The Bible was transcribed over 1,500 years by more than 40 different people on three separate continents Asia, Europe, and Africa; in Hebrew, Greek, and even Aramaic. Eventually someone had to copy the documents into one language so it could be read to the people, and the people who did that were the scribes.
1 | Scribes
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The Bible was extremely delicate and very important, so it had to be copied down exactly as originally written. Therefore scribes had very strict rules in order to ensure its accuracy. Before beginning to write, Scribes had to perform a purification ritual. Scribes were also not allowed to write from memory, so they always had to have a scroll in front of them. While scribes copied, it was crucial that no two letters touched and every letter was counted; if a letter or word was wrong or smudged the scribe threw the whole document out. Now an unique thing is that anytime the word Lord or God came up, the scribe would have to stop writing and go perform the purification ritual again, then come back and continue on copying. Now this was so important because the word “Lord” was very sacred to them, and this happened every time they came to the word “Lord”. It sometimes happened several times per verse.
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2 | Noah’s Ark
Many times it’s difficult to fathom how two of every animal could fit on the ark, but the Bible says not every animal was on the ark. The only animals God commanded to be on the Ark was two of every land animal, seven pairs of every clean animal, birds, reptiles, and amphibians.
3 | Fringe/wings = Kanaph
The Bible states that Jesus fulfilled tons of prophecies and one prophecy is the fulfillment of Malachi 4. Malachi 4:2 says “But for you who fear my name. The Son of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and leap like calves from the stall”. The Hebrew word is Kanaph which translates to wings or fringe. Rabbi’s including Jesus would wear Fringes/Kanaph to signify they are surrounded by God. In Mark 5 Jesus was walking through a crowd and a woman who was bleeding for 11 years touched the Kanaph (wings, fringe) of Jesus’ garment believing that it would heal her, and it did.
Portraying a the "bleeding women" scene from The Chosen.
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4 | Heart
Sometimes bible verses have more than just one meaning, for example, Matthew 5:29-30 which in summary says that if your eye causes you to sin then gouge it out, and if your hand causes you to sin then cut it off. This verse is seen as a hyperbole to take sin seriously, but it goes deeper than that. The verse before, Matthew 5:28 Jesus talks about the heart and being the root of our actions. But what Jesus was going to do about it is explained in Ezekiel 36:26 “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh”. What this verse is saying is that following Christ is not a behavior modification but instead it is a whole Heart Transformation.
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5 | Fear
In the Bible, God knows humanity so well that he repeated “Do not be afraid” exactly 365 times. It is written one time for each day of the year. which some might find comforting.
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6 | The Final Word
For the ones who have read the whole Bible or made it to the end, they would see that the last word in the Bible is “Amen”. This “Amen” is surprisingly significant for a few reasons. Traditionally, looking at Amen, it is how people end their prayers. Historically looking at the word Amen, it was used in Hebrew as a strong way to say yes, truly, so be it, or let it be. So in simple terms when saying amen at the end of a prayer it is the same as saying “Lord let it be done as I have asked”.
7 | Seven
Photo portrays Jesus telling Simon-Peter about forgiveness after his complication with Matthew.
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Finally, the number seven is very significant. The number seven symbolizes perfection, wholeness, and completion. This is shown even in the beginning when God created everything in six days and he rested on the seventh day, so from there the first week was born and seven gained its significance. Seven is also shown through several of God’s divine commandments. For example, the fall of Jericho, the seven covenant promises given to Abraham, Jewish holidays last for seven days,etc. The most famous usage of seven is when Jesus said to forgive 7 x 7 times which was completion times completion; his way of saying forgive eternally.
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So there it is. Seven mildly mindblowing or interesting things about the Bible and more can be found within its thin but wonderful pages.
About The Writer: DeLainis Kroh, Reporter
About The Writer: DeLainis Kroh, Reporter
DeLainis Kroh is a follower of Christ and a reporter for the 2026 Courier. She joined the courier to expand her horizons and write more. DeLainis fills her academic downtime by doing Speech and Poetry Out Loud. She loves spending time outdoors in the early spring and late autumn as well as writing, reading, drawing, crocheting, baking, biking, and a new hobby of making soap.
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