In today’s age of computers we have an advantage in our Bible Studies by using Bible Software programs. There are several good Bible Software programs available, but few compare to the Online Bible Software. I am mainly endorsing this software because it is free to download from the Internet, and has proven to be very useful for word searches, Strongs number lookup, notes, Dictionaries, lexicons, and many more features. I currently have 25 different Bible versions. Many other languages are also available for download. As far as I know all texts for the program that are no longer copyrighted, are free for download. Some of the new (copyrighted) Bible versions require a small fee to activate them. This program continues to be updated, and allows for user additions, I.E. you can create your own Bible dictionary, note set, or even Bible version. The software works on all Windows versions (Win95 and up) with special downloads for windows 3.1 and Macintosh. If you desire to purchase a CD containing most of the texts (to avoid downloading the files), you can purchase the software from most Christian retailers.
Links to the Online Bible Site:
North America - http://www.onlinebible.net/
Europe - http://www.onlinebible.org/
For a good source of user material try - http://www.ccel.org/olb/
Below are screen shots showing various features of the program.
Main display showing Genesis 41:33 in the upper display, and John Gill’s notes on that verse.
Showing the Hebrew lexicon for the name Manasseh.
Showing the results window for a word search on heaven for the NIV version.
Another display showing multiple versions open, with Easton’s dictionary definition of heaven.