Who first divided the Bible's books into chapters?

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The Bible used today by Christians was divided into chapter and verse by Catholic Archbishop Stephen Langton.

Prior to this, the Jewish Rabbis had divided the OT, the OT used in their calendar, so that it could be used in worship through the year. This was their Catechism and their Liturgy.

Marc 2718

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From Wikipedia:

Old Testament verse divisions:

Rabbi Isaac Nathan ben Kalonymus, ca 1440 AD, but based on Jewish work going back for centuries.

New Testament verse divisions:

Parisian printer Robert Estienne, 1553 AD.

Chapter Divisions

As @Marc said already in his answer, Archbishop Stephen Langton divided the Bible into chapters, early 13th century.

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