It always looked so weird to me, like, who not just read the Bible like a proper book instead of having all of those numbering?
I guess it’s because it makes easy to find some specific line? But that is from an academic perspective instead of something you would put in a faith book?
When did that started and why they put all the numbering?
Mnemonics for memorization and oral repetition. If that’s not the origin, it certainly works that way.
For example, I can quote John 3:16, but if you asked me, “What was that thing god said about his son?”