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Genesis, chapter 1, verses 1-24, of the "Eliot Indian Bible"

Genesis, chapter 1, verses 1-24, of the `Eliot Indian Bible`
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[ This description is from the project: MHS 225th Anniversary ]

In 1663, Christian missionary John Eliot published this translation of the Holy Bible in Massachuset, the language spoken by Native Americans in eastern New England. It was the first Bible printed in any language in North America and the largest single printing venture of the early colonial period.