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The Bible in English. The King James Version ( KJV ), also the King James Bible ( KJB) and the Authorized Version ( AV ), is an Early Modern English translation of the Christian Bible for the Church of England, which was commissioned in 1604 and published in 1611, by sponsorship of King James VI and I. [d] [e] The 80 books of the King James ...
The previous shortest time served was George Canning, who served for less than four months before dying in office. Margaret Thatcher , in office for 11 years and 288 days between 1979 and 1990, is the longest serving prime minister in modern history, [3] and the longest-serving prime minister officially referred to as such.
Mary, Queen of Scots. Signature. James VI and I (James Charles Stuart; 19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625) was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until his death in 1625. Although he long tried to get both countries to adopt a ...
Margaret Thatcher, the first female prime minister of the United Kingdom. There have been three female prime ministers, all Conservative. They have led the United Kingdom for a total of 16 years, 158 days. Margaret Thatcher – served May 1979 – November 1990, 11 years, 208 days. Theresa May – served July 2016 – July 2019, 3 years, 11 days.
While a number of biblical place names like Jerusalem, Athens, Damascus, Alexandria, Babylon and Rome have been used for centuries, some have changed over the years. Many place names in the Land of Israel, Holy Land and Palestine are Arabised forms of ancient Hebrew and Canaanite place-names used during biblical times [1] [2] [3] or later ...
A few English Bible verses. Old English. 700 to 1000. Vulgate. The Ormulum. Some passages from the Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles. Middle English. c. 1150. Vulgate.
Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) According to the Deuteronomistic history in the Hebrew Bible, a United Monarchy or United Kingdom of Israel [7] existed under the reigns of Saul, Eshbaal, David, and Solomon, encompassing the territories of both the later kingdoms of Judah and Israel. [8] [9] [10]
C'. (5:1–31) – Daniel interprets the handwriting on the wall for Belshazzar; B'. (6:1–28) – Daniel in the lions' den; A'. (7:1–28) – A vision of four world kingdoms replaced by a fifth; Chapter 7. Chapter 7 is pivotal to the larger structure of the entire book, acting as a bridge between the tales of chapters 1–6 and the visions ...