Bible Study Tools and Free Bible Software

Site Resources

Numbers: Symbolism and Properties - This was once just a link but the site has since disappeared. This useful resource has been archived here in order to keep it alive.

Gematria Calculator - Gematria is the practice of calculating the numeric equivalent of words and phrases by adding up the numbers associated with each letter. The gematria calculator makes it easy to calculate the numbers for English, Greek, and Hebrew.

Hitchcock's Bible Names - 2,622 Biblical names and their meanings. Not Alfred but Roswell.

Definitions and Symbols from The Two Babylons - From Alexander Hyslop's classic.

Free Bible Software

Bible Toolbar - This is an extension for the Firefox web browser that allows you to conveniently search the Bible without launching another program.

The CrossWire Bible Society - Bible study software for many platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux and Palm. Tons of translations, commentaries, daily devotionals, lexicons, dictionaries, and other resources. Home of The Sword Project. Highly recommended.

e-Sword - e-Sword is a fast and effective way to study the Bible. e-Sword is feature rich and user friendly with more capabilities than you would expect in a free software package.

International Bible Society - Online and downloadable Bibles in many languages.

The Lockman Foundation - Their "Quick Bibles" are particularly useful - fully searchable NASB and Amplified versions of the Bible.