Description: About this Item:The Geneva Bible is one of the most historically significant translations of the Bible into English, preceding the King James Version by 51 years.[1] It was the primary Bible of 16th century English Protestantism and was used by William Shakespeare,[2] Oliver Cromwell, John Knox, John Donne and others. It was one of the Bibles taken to America on the Mayflower (Pilgrim Hall Museum has collected several Bibles of Mayflower passengers), and its frontispiece inspired Franklin's design for the first Great Seal of the United States.The Geneva Bible was used by many English Dissenters, and it was still respected by Oliver Cromwell's soldiers at the time of the English Civil War, in the booklet The Souldiers Pocket Bible.
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Book Title: The Bible
Ex Libris: No
Book Series: Historical
Publisher: Independently Published
Original Language: English
Publication Year: 2024
Format: Paperback
Unit Type: Unit
Language: English
Author: William Shakespeare
Topic: Bible
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Unit Quantity: 1
Item Width: 1599 in
Number of Pages: 811 pages
