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		<description><![CDATA[According to a servay around 168,000 bibles are distributed in the US on any given day and its a best best selling book in the world. Christianity is considered as the world&#8217;s most widespread religion and due to its popularity a servay reveals that 50 holy bibles sold in an average minute . The Bible [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>According to a servay around 168,000 bibles are distributed in the US on any given day and its a best best selling book in the world.</p>
<p>Christianity is considered as the world&#8217;s most widespread religion and due to its popularity a servay reveals that 50 holy bibles sold in an average minute .</p>
<p>The Bible were written in three main languages respectively Hebrew, Aramaic, and Koine Greek.</p>
<p>The 12 disciples were not were not allowed to carry food, money, or extra clothing.</p>
<p>The oldest almost complete manuscript of the Bible still existing is the Codex Vaticanus, dating from the first half of the 4th century, now held in the Vatican library.</p>
<p>Dogs are mentioned 14 times in the Bible, and lions 55 times, but domestic cats are not mentioned at all.</p>
<p>The longest book chapter in the Bible is Psalm 119, the shortest is Psalm 117.</p>
<p>The word &#8220;God&#8221; appears in every book except Esther and Song of Solomon.</p>
<p>The raven is the first bird mention in the Bible. It appears in Genesis 8:7, when it is sent out from the ark by Noah to see if the flood waters have abated. The second bird was a dove, in verse 8.</p>
<p>Almonds and pistachios are the only nuts mentioned in the Bible.</p>
<p>Whilst the Bible is the world&#8217;s best-selling book, it&#8217;s also the world&#8217;s most shoplifted book.</p>
<p>The word &#8216;Lord&#8217; appears in the bible 7,736 times.</p>
<p>Hinduism The dominant religion of India, Hinduism has a broad variety of forms, ranging from simple folk practices to abstruse metaphysical systems.</p>
<p>Hindus regard the sacred texts known as the Vedas (composed around 1500 B.C.) as central to their tradition.</p>
<p>Shaivism One of the three primary traditions of Hinduism, Shaivism focuses on the god Shiva, the lord of transformative power in the universe.</p>
<p>Shaktism Shaktism focuses on worship of Shakti, the Divine Mother embodying the power of universal manifestation, sometimes known under her names Devi or Kali.</p>
<p>Vaishnavism Vaishnavism focuses on Vishnu, the Supreme Lord, and his incarnations Krishna and Rama. Vaishnavism is divided into various sampradayas (sects), each of which has been founded by a particular acharaya (guru).</p>
<p>The Vedas Meaning &#8220;knowledge&#8221; in Sanskrit, the Vedas are the oldest and most authoritative texts of Hinduism. Composed around 1500 B.C.E., they are among the world&#8217;s oldest surviving.</p>
<p>Vedas consist of four parts. The Rig Veda contains verses of praise to the gods; the Yajur Veda discusses the requirements of ritual offerings; the Sama Veda, verses and chants for ritual offerings, and Atharva Veda, magical verses.</p>
<p>The Upanishads Among the principal texts of the Hindu tradition, the Upanishads are metaphysical treatises that are concerned with the origin and destiny of humanity and the universe.</p>
<p>In Old Testament times the Mediterranean Sea was called the Great Sea.</p>
<p>Revelation, written about 95 AD, is the youngest book in the New Testament.</p>
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