Nave's Topical Bible is a book written by Orville James Nave (1841–1917) and published by Thomas Nelson Publishers. Nave was a chaplain in the United States Army and referred to his work as "the result of fourteen years of delight and untiring study of the Word of God." It is a topical concordance of the Bible, and contains Biblical references to over 20,000 topics. Scripture is quoted over 100,000 times; the same Scripture citation may appear under several headings. The topic headings are broad, covering many religious concepts, geographical regions, and names of Biblical figures. While

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concepts such as

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and

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are included, a wide range of topics, such as Biblical references to

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s, are also included. This reflects the author's intention, as stated in the book's

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, to "...note and classify everything found in the Scriptures". The book took fourteen years to complete. Its original copyrights were 1896 and 1897. Until at least 1907 the book was published by the Topical Bible Publishing Company of Lincoln, Nebraska. At least seven editions have been published, based on the

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and

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of the Bible. Each verse of the Bible is indexed according to the topics it is classified under. Christian figures such as

Billy Graham William Franklin Graham Jr. (; November 7, 1918 – February 21, 2018) was an American Evangelism, evangelist, ordained Southern Baptist minister, and Civil rights movement, civil rights advocate, whose broadcasts and world tours featuring liv ...

have endorsed the book.

References

External links

Nave's Topical Bible
* ttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nave.topical.bible Nave's Topical Bible Concordance with KJV verses - Android App
Nave's Topical Bible Concordance with KJV verses - IOS Appp
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