12 score and 10 years ago …
The Gettysburg Address 'provides a virtual textbook case of the influence of the Bible on the founding and unfolding development of America'
By
Jerry Newcombe
June 29, 2026
Twelve score and 10 years ago, "our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal."
When our 16th president, Abraham Lincoln, delivered his famous speech on the Gettysburg battlefield on Nov. 19, 1863, he was harkening back to the Declaration of Independence.
Score = 20 years. Lincoln said, "Four score and seven years ago." Subtract 87 from 1863, and it takes us back to 1776. The very thing we now celebrate 250 years of, the Declaration of Independence.
The Gettysburg Address is easily one of the top 10 speeches in American history. It is informed by the Bible, as we will see. So also was the Declaration of Independence, which mentions God four times.
https://www.wnd.com/2026/06/12-score-10-years-ago/
