This is Noah Webster's translation of the Bible. Published in 1833 as the Common Version, Webster used the King James Version as a base, updating the grammar and lexicon.
Webster, one of the great American educators of the 19th century, said that education was "useless without the Bible".
Webster's name has become synonymous with "dictionary" in the United States, especially the modern Merriam-Webster dictionary that was first published in 1828 as An American Dictionary of the English Language. He is considered one of the Founding Fathers of the nation.... Show more