Wednesday, August 22, 2007

The Bible used by the first settlers in America is once again available.

The Bible used by the first settlers in America is once again available.

When the settlers arrived at Jamestown in 1607, they brought with them copies of the Geneva Bible. That Bible was the first study Bible and was translated and compiled by exiled reformers in Geneva. It is also known as being the first Bible to be read by common people in English. But the Geneva Bible was outlawed after the King James 1611 Bible was published.

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