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How did the Geneva Bible come about?

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Was the Geneva Bible the first Bible?

It was completed in 1599


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It was completed in 1599


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When James I succeeded Elizabeth in 1603, there were at least three popular versions of the Bible used in England at that time: The Geneva Bible, the Great Bible and the Bishop's Bible. He instructed the translators to produce a new Bible, following the ordinary Bible read in the Church, the Bishops' Bible, with as little alteration as the original would permit.


What has the author Gerald T Sheppard written?

Gerald T. Sheppard has written: 'The Geneva Bible' 'Future of the Bible'


When the bible was completed?

By completed if you mean the first Bible to have all that is in it now, by the numbers in the chapters, and verses, and all the content of the words, then the first Bible to have all of those things was the Geneva Bible. 1560


What translations used in King James Bible?

The King James Bible was created using the Masoretic text (OT), Textus Receptus (NT), The Bishop's Bible (1568), and the Geneva Bible (1560).


What events happened in 1560s?

The Geneva Bible was printed in 1560 AD. It is considered the "Bible of the Protestant Reformation". It was also called the "Breeches Bible". It was a major translation of The Bible by a group of Protestant scholars.


Did settlers bring Bibles with them?

Yes they did. The most common translation used by the pilgrims was the Geneva Bible.