The Hebrew name Ya'aqov appears in English as Jacob and James, and in Spanish as Jacobo, Jacob, Yago, Iago, Jaime, Santiago, Thiago and Diego. When the Bible was translated into Latin the Hebrew name became both Iacobus (Jacobus) and Iacomus (Jacomus). read more
Ever since the Protestant Revolt in the 16th century, the Catholic Church has been accused of ignoring, opposing, hiding and even destroying the Bible in order to keep it from the people. read more
Actually King James himself did not translate the bible. The King James Version is called that because he ordered the translation to be done. If I remember rightly there were 47 scholars who got together to translate it from the original Hebrew and Greek into English. read more
James I the Conqueror (Catalan: Jaume el Conqueridor, Aragonese: Chaime lo Conqueridor, Occitan: Jacme lo Conquistaire, Spanish: Jaime el Conquistador; 2 February 1208 – 27 July 1276) was King of Aragon, Count of Barcelona, and Lord of Montpellier from 1213 to 1276; King of Majorca from 1231 to 1276; and Valencia from 1238 to 1276. read more