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King James Bible

[king jaymz bahy-buhl] / ˈkɪŋ ˈdʒeɪmz ˈbaɪ bəl /
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Americans and Israelis are conjoined by history, for better or worse, and now see each other as distorted reflections, through a glass darkly, as the King James Bible puts it.

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026

As the historian Daniel Dreisbach has observed, the King James Bible was “the most accessible, authoritative, and venerated text in early colonial society.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026

The Bible, one of the very first printings of the 1611 King James Bible, was bought by book dealer Simon Finch from Norfolk.

From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2025

As Johnson begins reading a medley from the King James Bible and the 1875 founding text by Mary Baker Eddy, “Science and Health,” the room feels caught in amber.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2024

Two days later, I tell Mother I’m going to pick up a new copy of the King James Bible since I’ve worn mine so thin and all.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett


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