The Geneva Bible was designed for individual use and is considered the first English study Bible because it includes book introductions and explanatory notes and references.

It is generally accepted that the first English study Bible was the 16th-century Geneva Bible. Early in the 20th century came the Scofield Reference Bible, followed by the Oxford Annotated Bible ...

Sam Bussan, a junior at Lewis & Clark College, unearthed a centuries-old Geneva Bible in a box in the archives at his college. (Lewis & Clark College) Sam Bussan says he was almost ready to split ...