The First Bible Printed in America
The Watchtower, July 15, 1963
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The first Bible ever printed in America is no longer intelligible to anyone. The last man who could read it died in 1895. It was translated by John Eliot into the language of the Massachusetts Indians in 1663. It was entitled: “MAMUSSE WUNNEETUPANATAMWE UPBIBLUM GOD naneeswe NUKKONE TESTAMENT MEQUOSHKINNUMUK kah wonk WUSKU TESTAMENT—THE WHOLE HOLY HIS BIBLE GOD both OLD TESTAMENT and also NEW TESTAMENT.” Book collectors gladly pay up to $7,500 for a copy of the translation, even though it cannot be read by them.
Also in this issue
- Announcements
- Contending “According to the Rules”
- Family Responsibilities in Keeping Jehovah’s Worship Pure
- Giving Encouragement to Others
- Glory to God
- How I Kept Strong in Faith in a Chinese Communist Prison
- Questions From Readers
- Strength Imparted Through Encouragement
- The Forgiveness of a Loving Father
- The Other Side of the Handbill