The Holy Bible

What it's about

The Geneva Bible — the translation of Shakespeare, the Pilgrims, and the English Reformation, half a century before the King James. The first English Bible with numbered verses, and the one the KJV's translators kept open on the desk.

Who it's for

- Readers tracing the English Bible before the King James - Students of the Reformation and early modern England - Anyone curious what the Mayflower's passengers actually read

What’s inside

1. Genesis
   Chapter 1

   4 min
2. Chapter 2

   3 min
3. Chapter 3

   3 min
4. Chapter 4

   3 min
5. Chapter 5

   2 min
6. Chapter 6

   3 min
7. Chapter 7

   3 min
8. Chapter 8

   3 min
9. Chapter 9

   3 min
10. Chapter 10

    2 min
11. Chapter 11

    3 min
12. Chapter 12

    2 min
13. Chapter 13

    2 min
14. Chapter 14

    3 min
15. Chapter 15

    2 min
16. Chapter 16

    2 min
17. Chapter 17

    3 min
18. Chapter 18

    4 min
19. Chapter 19

    5 min
20. Chapter 20

    2 min
21. Chapter 21

    4 min
22. Chapter 22

    3 min
23. Chapter 23

    2 min
24. Chapter 24

    8 min

Showing the first 24 of 1189 chapters — open the book for the rest.

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