Bible Trivia - 6/27/2008

Question: Which book in the Bible has the longest word in it?

Answer: Isaiah. (Isaiah 8:3)

Comments: At eighteen letters, the longest word in the Bible is Maher-shalal-hash-baz. It is actually the name God gives to Isaiah's second (referenced) son. The name means "swift is the booty", "speedy is the prey" or something similar. The name is a reference to the impending plunder of Samaria and Damascus by the king of Assyria.

So I approached the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. Then the LORD said to me, "Name him Maher-shalal-hash-baz;" (Isaiah 8:3, NASB)

Note: This illustration of Isaiah is from the Parc Abbey Bible, 1148.