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 Bible reading and search tools

biblegateway.com   Choose from over 20 English translations plus other languages

o-bible.com   Easy to follow online reading and search tools.  Includes two Chinese versions

biblos.com  Concordance, dictionary, encyclopedia, atlas, commentaries and more

read.thepositiveword.com    Daily readings from KJV, BBE, WEB or Webster plus other tools

dailyreadings.org.uk    Online for past 11 years.  Choose between five different versions

bibleontheweb.com  Handy topic and Scripture search too

blueletterbible.com  Search tools, commentaries, audio/video, images, maps and more

olivetree.com/bible  An excellent multi-version online Bible search

searchgodsword.org  Online search plus a choice of commentaries, concordances etc

bible.strongs  The King James version linked to Strong's Concordance online

septuagintversion   English translation of the Greek Septuagint version online

 

 Some basic Bible info

bibletoolshed.com  Very handy source of Bible basics

bibleinformation   Hand Bible reading guides and plans downloadable in pdf format

 

 Dictionaries and commentaries

bibel/vines  Vine's dictionary of NT words is now online

oxfordbiblicalstudies.com   Check the 5000 A-Z items from Oxford publications

eastonsbibledictionary.com   Use the handy search tool or click on the alphabet listing 

bible-dictionary.org   Free online dictionary plus free download of Babylon-8 translation tool

studylight.org/fbd   Faussets 1949 Bible Dictionary is now public domain

bible-history.com/smiths  Published in 1884 and still a popular Bible dictionary today

postmoderndictionary   Good for defining 'tech terms' eg hermeneutics, metonymy etc 

bluntsundesigned  J. J. Blunts 'Undesigned Scriptural Coincidences' was published in 1847 

 

 Bible encyclopedias

internationalstandardbible  Edited by James Orr and first published in 1939

bibleencyclopedia.com   Over 30,000 entires.  Use search box or alphabet listing

Encyclopaedia_Biblica   Published in 1903 and now available free online

bibleencyclopedia.net   Wiki style facts presentation for each book of the Bible

jewishencyclopedia  Published between 1901-1906. Over 15,000 entries

 

 Downloads, text, audio, software 

biblegatewayaudio   A choice of several versions

audiotreasure.com   A real treasure trove of free downloads

bibleexplorer.com    Download Bible Explorer and start browsing

bibleanalyzer.com   Has unique Gospel harmony/parallel 'generator'

audio-bible.com  Audio plus a large print Bible reading feature

ruwach/bibletext   Download the complete Bible in Text format

diaglott.pdf  The Emphatic Diaglott is now available as a pdf file

onlinebible.org  Bible software downloads.  Select language to activate menu

onlinebible.net   More free software downloads

 

 Bible history and translation info 

biblehistory.ca   A journey in time examining how the Bible came to us.  An amazing site

newkingjamesversion  Read about the history of this version

englishbibletranslations  Complete list of English Bible translations since the Middle Ages

studybible  The original 1599 Geneva Study Bible free to read online

treasures/gutenberg  British museum site with photos of the Gutenberg Bible

Johannes_Gutenberg    Wiki page on Gutenberg and what he achieved

timeline-english-bible-history  A very detailed page on the history of the English Bible

hebrewnumbers  Questioning the accuracy of large numbers in our English translations

kjvwords   Dictionary of puzzling and antiquated words from the KJV and their meanings

 

 Bible maps and atlases

biblemap.org  Read online, click on Bible place and onfo tag with map appears

bibleatlas.org  A high quality map for every location found in the Bible

bible.ca/maps   Good quality free high resolution Bible maps

maps/historical   Old Middle East maps from Castaneda library map collection

openbible.info/geo  Satellite maps of every identifiable place mentioned in the Bible

 

 

 Holy Land pictures and photos

A great selection of sites with 1000s of free photos and images 

   Be sure to read copyright requirements before downloading

biblepicturegallery.com 

visualbiblealive.com  

holylandphotos.org    

bibleplaces.com

lifeintheholyland.com

 

 

 Bible archaeology and history

centuryone.com  25 amazing facts about the Dead Sea Scrolls

deadseascrolls  Very detailed wiki page on the Dead Sea Scrolls

biblenews  Rob J Hyndman's extremely well presented Bible archaeology blog

ritmeyer.com  Learn about ancient Middle East building design and much more.

bibleandspade  Edgar James' book, 'The Bible and the Spade' is now public domain

blog.bibleplaces.com  The latest archaeological news from the Middle East

biblemysteries.com  Over 350 topics on Bible history and archaeology

biblical archaeology  Wiki page about excavations since 1841 plus helpful links

thekotel.org  Take a virtual tour of the Western Wall tunnels

moses.creighton  Take a virtual tour of archaeological sites 

biblelight.org  Good coverage on aspects of archaeology supporting Bible accurac

 

 Bible museums and exhibitions

biblemuseum   Over 1000 Bibles on display.  Situated in St Arnaud Victoria Australia.

deadsea.scrolls.exhibit   Exhibit at the Library of Congress, Washington DC

thebiblemuseum  In Goodyear Arizona and open every day.  Some of the rarest Bibles 

bibleexhibition  From Ayrshire Scotland.  Also check thebibletoday.org.uk  

shrine of the book  A museum in Jerusalem devoted to the Dead Sea Scrolls

 

 Prophecy and reading plans

bibleinthenews  Weekly analysis of world politics in the light of Bible prophecy  

NostradamasortheBible.pdf   This interesting article comes courtesy of Bibleinfo.org.uk

365dayplan    A 365 day Bible reading plan all on one A4 sheet 

bible-plan.pdf   A 52 week plan where each day of the week features one of 7 ongoing themes 

BasicBibleThemesA4  Covers many basic Bible themes over a 48 day period

 

 

 The Bible said it first

thoughtsaday   Harmonising famous quotes with what the Bible originally said 

thebiblesaiditfirst    Over 150 commonly used sayings which had their origins in the Bible  

messiah    Read the complete words of Handel's Messiah

 

 

 Bible names and symbols

List_of_Biblical_names   Hitchcock's dictionary of over 2500 Bible names

BiblicalNamesandtheirMeanings.pdf   Hitchcocks as a public domain pdf download 

KeyBiblesymbols.pdf   Learn about over 40 Bible symbols plus other helpful charts

 

 

 Colours, gems, plants, animals

biblelight.org   An excellent presentation on the symbolism of colour in the Bible 

Precious_Stones_in_the_Bible  Wiki list of Bible gems

List_of_plants_in_the_Bible   Wiki list of plants in the Bible

cook/animals   The Scripture Alphabet of Animals by H.N.Cook 1842 

animals_in_the_Bible   Wiki list of Bible animals

 

 Jesus' Word and Parables

Jesuswordfordailyliving  Chart listing Jesus' requirements for His disciples

Bibleparables  List of over 90 of Jesus' parables plus Old Testament parables

 

 Quizzes and colouring pages

biblequizzes.com   Online since 1997

biblequizzes.org.uk  Free Bible trivia e/book on home page   

teacherhelp.org/color

coloringpages.net  

biblecoloringpages.org  

first-school.ws