Freedom of religion, as a fundamental belief, is the root of the cause as to why the Pilgrims left England. The book that led the way has a lot of history as well. Let's take a closer look.

This version of the Bible predates the King James version by 51 years. During the reign of Mary I, who was Catholic, a number of Protestant scholars sought refuge in Geneva, Switzerland.

Hundley stared gingerly at the leather-bound book - a 412-year-old "Breeches" version Geneva Bible - and flipped the pages to a favorite Isaiah passage. "I don't show it to many people.

Eventually, Bussan found a Geneva Bible, which might be more than 400 years old. “More than anything else, ... “The 1599 Geneva version of the Bible is a perfect example of that, ...

The Geneva Bible predated the King James version by 51 years, and is also known as the first “study” Bible. This edition was printed in 1615 by Robert Barker, ...

“The 1599 Geneva version of the Bible is a perfect example of that, because it’s one of the best annotated, indexed and referenced versions of the Bible that had been printed and was available ...

My object is a Geneva Bible, known in our family as 'The Breeches Bible' as in Genesis it says about Adam and Eve: ... This was the version used by John Bunyan and William Shakespeare.

The sources: 19% from the Puritan influenced Geneva version of 1560; 18% from William Tyndale (d. 1536); 13% from Miles Coverdale’s versions ; 4% each from the Wycliffe and Bishops’ Bibles; 3% ...

The suggestion for a new translation of the Bible was made by John Rainolds. He was hoping to undermine the authorised Bishops Bible and elevate the Geneva version favoured by Puritans.

Student finds centuries-old Geneva Bible. October 22, 2016 at 2:02 a.m. by SARAH LARIMER The Washington Post ...