1560 English Bible

  • This version was translated by Protestant refugees who fled from England to Geneva to escape the Catholic Queen “Bloody” Mary (ruled England 1553-1558).

  • Earliest English Bible printed in Roman type and with verse divisions.

  • Between 1560 and 1644 at least 140 editions appeared of the Geneva Bible.

  • This version was brought to the new world by the Pilgrims in 1620.

Book of Ruth

Back Home Next