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The Dake Annotated Reference Bible has many special features that make it a valuable tool for Biblical research. Following are some of the special features it includes:

• Nearly 9,000 informative headings which appear in between the verses of text (King James Version), 500,000 cross-references throughout 35,000 notes and comments, and interesting notes at the end of each book of the Bible
• Thousands of amplified texts, many renderings from various versions, important Hebrew and Greek words with definitions and various ways translated, and definitions of obsolete and difficult English words
• Parables, types, symbols, allegories, figures of speech, and numerous idioms
• Enlightening notes on astronomy, Bible animals, birds, plants, minerals, precious stones, weights, measures, coin values, and other things which will enrich the reader’s enjoyment of the Word of God

The preface gives an explanation of the many symbols, abbreviations, and marks that are used in the text. Dake’s Bible also has a concordance and cyclopedic (encyclopedia-like) index that includes every English word in the Bible as well as other words related to Scripture, all listed in alphabetical order. The author, Finis Jennings Dake, selected his information, according to the preface, so that the reader “will learn well the lesson of ‘rightly dividing the Word of truth’ (II Timothy 2:15); and he will see that the Holy Bible is in perfect harmony throughout.” As with any human writer, his work must be proved with the foundational keys to Biblical research. The numerous lists and amplified verses in Dake’s Bible have proved very helpful to the Biblical research student. Reviewing any one of the lists that are included often leads you to other places in the Word that you may not have thought about while doing a word study. These lists include all the cities, empires, farm products, nations, rivers, and valleys, as well as all the commands, healings, questions, miracles, prayers, promises, and many other things. For workmen of the Word, Dake’s Bible is beneficial in “re-searching” what has already been worked and taught by our ministry. The Dake Annotated Reference Bible will help you as a Biblical research student in your personal study as well as in your preparation to teach God’s rightly divided Word. It is available from The Way International Bookstore in a large print, hardbound edition.