Q. What does the word "Bible" mean?
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A. The name "Bible" comes from the word "byblos," which means "papyrus" or "book." In ancient Phoenicia, one of the main cities was Byblos, and it was a big exporter of papyrus. Phoenicia (that's the Greek name for Canaan) was along the coast of what is now Lebanon and Syria. Romance languages used the word "biblia" as a name for the Scriptures. The word evolved into Bibliotheca, Bibliam, Bibylle, Byble and Bible.