The first Bible printed in North America was a translation into the Native language of the Massachusett Indians. It was completed in 1663 by John Eliot, a puritan missionary.

The Bible was written by 40 different people on 3 different continents over the course of 1600 years. It was recorded in written from from about 1500 BC until 100 AD.

The Bible was the first book ever made on a printing press.

The Bible is the number one best selling book of all time.

There are three feast days in the Hebrew calendar

• Passover - Early Spring (7-day celebration beginning on 14th day of Nissan)
• Feast of Weeks - ('First Fruits' or first harvest) 50 days after Passover begins
• Feast of Tabernacles (End of harvest festival) 7 days in length.

Passover is a Jewish celebration honoring the flight from Egyptian captivity. It is combined with the Feast of the Unleavened Bread which also pertains to that escape. It is celebrated on the 14th day of Nissan (the first month in the Hebrew calendar). See Exodus 12:1-20 and Exodus 23:15. Because the Jewish calendar is based on the moon, this festival falls on different days in the Christian calendar each year. The Christian counterpart to Passover is the seven-day Holy Week starting with Palm Sunday ­ a week that includes Good Friday (the day of crucifixion) and ending with Easter Sunday.

The Feast of Weeks (Harvest) was a festival where the "first fruits" of the harvest were offered to God. It was celebrated 50 days after the beginning of the Passover. See Exodus 23:16 and Leviticus 23:15-21.

The Feast of Ingathering (also known as the Feast of Tabernacles). Seven days long, this feast commemorated the end of the fruit harvest. It is observed in Autumn and is based on the Jewish lunar calendar. It is called Tabernacles to celebrate the temporary shelters the Israelites had to dwell in during their 40-year journey out of Egypt. The Feast of Ingathering begins on the 15th day of the seventh month (Tishri). Because the Jewish calendar is based on the moon, this festival falls on different days in the Christian calendar each year. See Exodus 23:16 and Leviticus 23:33-43.

The number seven:

Creation was completed in 6 days and God rested on the 7th.
The holiest day in the Hebrew calendar was in the 7th month.
The Hebrew New Year was also in the 7th month.
Pentecost was 7 weeks after Easter.
There are 7 days in a week.
The Hebrew Jubilee was the year following 7 weeks of years.
The Biblical number 7 signifies 'completeness', 'totality' and 'perfection'.
The three major Hebrew festivals each lasted 7 days.
The Book of Revelation is addressed to the 7 Christian Churches.
The golden Candlestick in the Hebrew temple had 7 arms & 7 lamps.