Biblia, das ist : die ganze Heilige Schrift alten und neuen Testaments : nach der deutschen Uebersetzung von Doctor Martin Luther : mit lehrreichen Vorreden, und vielen nützlichen und seltenen Registern versehen ; nebst dem dritten Buch der Maccabäer, und Zugabe des dritten und vierten Buchs Ezra : imgleichen, eine kurz gefasste Biblische Geschichte und Lebensbeschreibung Doctor Martin Luthers
Loose items removed to MG-399, Eby-Weaver/Weber family bible includes: "This German Bible belonged to Anna Eby, first wife of Abraham Weaver who was a direct descendant of the Webers (Weavers) original settlers of Weber Thal or Weaverland. This book presented to the Lancaster County Historical Society by Elizabeth Weaver and Gertrude M. Weaver, Jan. 1953."
Hand-decorated genealogy of Daniel Eby on back endpaper.
Four pages of Weaver and Eby genealogy laid in before the back endpaper.
Stamp of Henrich Miller, Buchbinder, In der Ost-Oranien=Strasse, gegenü̈ber der Deutsch Reformirten Kirche, Lancaster.
Full-page hand-drawn Taufschein for Anna Eby; second full-page hand-drawn Taufschien for Anna Eby precedes title page of the New Testament.
Laid in before p. 235 are a color engraving with poem of Jesus coming into Jerusalem (34 x 23 cm), a color drawing of a horse (10 x 8 cm), color drawing of flowers with note "Gedruckt und zu haben bey G. S. Peters, Harrisgurg, Pa. (9 x 10 cm), and tract No. 19 "Heavenly Tidings.
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The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments : translated out of the original tongues, and with the former translations diligently compared and revised ; with Canne's marginal notes and references ; to which are added, an index ; an alphabetical table of all the names in the Old and New Testaments, with their significations ; tables of Scripture weights, measures, and coins, &c
