Breeches Bible

The Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives at UT Libraries has multiple copies of this rare Bible housed in their collections. The Geneva Bible, also known as the “Breeches Bible,” was first published as a whole in 1560 and was the first to be divided into verses. It is called the Breeches Bible because its wording of Genesis 3:7 reads, “Then the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked, and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves breeches” (instead of the usual translation as aprons). A 1599 Bible was given to UT by Mrs. J. Walker Leach of Louisville and her brother, William G. Hoffman, as a memorial to Mrs. Leach’s late husband, John Walker Leach.

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  • Title Breeches Bible
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  • Keywords Breeches Bible
  • Website Name Volopedia
  • Publisher University of Tennessee Libraries
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  • Access Date May 16, 2025
  • Original Published Date
  • Date of Last Update July 19, 2023