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Beecher bibles were a shipment of rifles sent by abolitionist preacher Henry Ward Beecher to anti-slavery settlers in Kansas in the 1850s to help defend themselves against pro-slavery forces in the area. The rifles were disguised as Bibles to avoid detection by pro-slavery supporters.

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When were Beecher bibles made?

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What is a Beecher Bible?

I think you must mean the BEECHER BIBLE. Actually it was a term for a rifle as I remember it. Around 1860 a church in Kansas needed rifles and bibles. Money was raised and they were both sent in crates marked BIBLES to avoid suspicion. A pastor agreed to get them and his name was Beecher. So the term Beechers Bibles came into being. Yep this is it check out this page. SEE ALSO: Henry Ward Beecher raised funds to buy weapons for those willing to oppose slavery in Kansas and Nebraska, and the rifles bought with this money became known as "Beecher's Bibles."


What did Henry Ward Beecher send to Kansas during bleeding Kansas?

Rifles. He was a clergyman who said that rifles might be more use than Bibles in this conflict over slavery. The rifles were known as 'Beecher's bibles'.


What were the rifles called that were paid for by New England abolitionists and brought to Kansas?

Beecher's Bibles


Weapons sent to Kansas were called Beecher's what?

I believe they were Beecher's Bibles. Because based on this: What_is_a_Beecher_Biblethat is what I understand. Also, it is in a crossword puzzle I was doing and it fits.


Rifles paid for by New England abolitionists and brought to Kansas by antislavery pioneers?

Beecher's Bibles


Rifles paid for by New England abolitionists and brought to Kansas by anti-slavery pioneers?

Sharps rifles or "Beecher's Bibles"


Abolitionist group that sent settlers and Beecher's Bibles to oppose slavery in Kansas?

New England Emigrant Aid Company


What were guns given to antislavery forces called?

Beecher's Bibles - after a church minister who said that in Kanses a gun might be more useful than a bible.


Are there Bibles especially for women?

Yes, there are women's study Bibles (as there are men's study Bibles, and youth study Bibles).


Is there a collective noun for a group of Bibles?

The collective noun for bibles is a stack of bibles.


Where to buy rare Bibles?

Visit www.rarebiblestore.com for rare and antique bibles. They have a huge collection of ancient bibles