The 1599 Geneva Bible is the most complete and influential edition of the Geneva Bible, a historic English Protestant translation. It is renowned for being the Bible carried by the Pilgrims on the Mayflower in 1620 and for its extensive marginal notes written by Reformation leaders like John Calvin and John Knox.
The Geneva Bible is an early modern English Protestant Bible translation. It is one of the most historically significant translations of the Bible into English, preceding the King James Version by 51 years.
The 1599 Geneva Bible: Patriot’s Edition
This Bible also contains historical documents of interest:
- Page 1367 . . . The Magna Carta
- Page 1375 . . . The Mayflower Compact
- Page 1377 . . . The Declaration of Independance
- Page 1381 . . . The Articles of Confederation
- Page 1387 . . . The Constitution of the United States
- Page 1396 . . . Amendments to the Constitution
- Page 1402 . . . Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior