Pfister's Bible
Preserved but no longer current.
The "Thirty-six Line Bible" (<?.v.). The Place-makers" Bible. The second edition of the Geneva Bible (?.v,), 1562; so called from a printer's error in Matt, v, 9, "Blessed are the placemakers [peacemakers], for they shall be called the children of God." It has also been called the "Whig Bible.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Pfister's Bible” mean?
The "Thirty-six Line Bible" (<?.v.). The Place-makers" Bible. The second edition of the Geneva Bible (?.v,), 1562; so called from a printer's error in Matt, v, 9, "Blessed are the placemakers [peacemakers], for they shall be called the children of God." It has also been called the "Whig Bible.
Is “Pfister's Bible” formal or informal?
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