Binnenstad in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe
Het Nederlandsch Bijbelgenootschap
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The Netherlands Bible Society
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 18, 2024
1. Het Nederlandsch Bijbelgenootschap / The Netherlands Bible Society Marker
In deze kerk werd het Nederlandsch Bijbelgenootschap opgericht. Wij danken God dat hij gedurende 150 jaren het werk van dit genootschap in stand hield en zegende.
Het Hoofdbestuur
Het gras verdort, de bloem valt af maar het woord van onze god houdt eeuwig stand.
Jesaja 40
1814 - 29 June - 1964
The Netherlands Bible Society was founded in this church. We thank God for sustaining and blessing the work of this society for 150 years.
The Executive Board
The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God stands forever.
Isaiah 40
Erected 1964.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is June 29, 1814.
Location. 52° 22.155′ N, 4° 53.396′ E. Marker is in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland). It is in Binnenstad. It can be reached from Begijnhof, in the median. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Begijnhof 48, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland 1012 VS, Netherlands. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: English Reformed Church (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named English Reformed Church (a few steps from this marker); Het Begijnhof (within shouting distance of this marker); Gerrit van Arkel (1858-1918) (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Joes Kloppenburg (about 150 meters away); a different marker also named Joes Kloppenburg (about 150 meters away); Raspuispoort / Grating House Gate (about 180 meters away); Singelkerk (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Amsterdam.
Also see . . . Ons verhaal (NBG, in Dutch). A history of the NBG. Includes a timeline. Excerpt (in translation):
Bible societies were established in various European countries at the timethe first being the British and Foreign Bible Society (BFBS) in England in 1804. The BFBS aimed to promote the distribution of the Bible(Submitted on August 17, 2026.)worldwide. However, it was only after the fall of Napoleon that this became possible in the Netherlands and Flanders as well. Local Bible societies sprang up across the country, and from 1815 onwards, they collaborated within a single Dutch Bible Society. From 1815, the board of the Dutch Bible Society also assumed responsibility for Bible-related work in what was then known as the Southern Netherlands; from that point on, the local societies were designated as branches.Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 18, 20242. Het Nederlandsch Bijbelgenootschap / The Netherlands Bible Society Marker - wide viewThe subject marker is the leftmost of the three visible here.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 18, 2024
3. English Reformed Church and markers
Credits. This page was last revised on August 17, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 17, 2026, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 7 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 17, 2026, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
