1599 Geneva Bible available for first time in nearly 400 years
Allie Martin
OneNewsNow.com
August 18, 2007

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.

Now, the Geneva Bible Restoration Project has released an updated version of the 1599 Geneva Bible. Brandon Vallorani, co-founder of the Project, explains some of the historic "firsts" represented in the Geneva Bible. the rest photo