Museum of the Bible (Amsterdam)

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In the third of the tenement houses is the Museum of the Bible Entrance to the museum Bijbels Museum - the only Bible museum in Europe, based in Amsterdam at the Herengracht 366. The building was the seat of the Dutch Bible Society from 1852 to 1975. Since 1975 there is a museum.

There are various Bible editions, as well as various monuments of ancient Egypt and the Middle East, aimed at bringing closer the epoch in which the Bible was made. Among the exhibits are, among others. Egyptian mummies. There is a mock-up tent of the exodus period, the mock-up of Solomon's temple, as well as mock-ups of some churches. Below are the copies of the ancient editions of the Bible from the 15th-18th centuries. There is a Delft Bible from 1477, the first printed Bible in the Netherlands, also the Lutheran Bible, another peculiarity is a copy of the Qumran scroll containing the Book of Isaiah. Downstairs, in the same building, you can see a 17th-century kitchen, with a 17th century stove and 17th century cookware. This is one of the best preserved 17th century Dutch cuisine.

In the back of the museum there is a garden with a pond.

In 2006, over 47,000 visitors visited the museum.



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