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On July 3, , Geerhardus Vos wrote Herman Bavinck about his decision to accept Princeton Seminary's offer to join their faculty.

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Geerhardus Vos was born March 14, 1862, in Heererveen, in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands.

He emigrated with his parents to the United States in 1881, when his father accepted a call to pastor the Christian Reformed Church in Grand Rapids, MI. Vos continued his studies in theology first in Grand Rapids and then later at Princeton Seminary; finally completing his studies in Germany at Berlin and Strassburg.

In 1888, Vos received his doctor's degree in Arabic Studies from the philosophical faculty at Strassburg.

Geerhardus Vos () was born in the old world (Holland); he died in the new world (Michigan)—and his life was spent explaining the.

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Geerhardus Vos was a devoted servant of the kingdom of God and a defender of historic Christianity.

Geerhardus Vos was born March 14, , in Heererveen, in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands.

In , he co-founded Reformed Forum.

Vos emerged with much acclaim and was immediately in high demand as a theology professor. He was offered the newly created post of professor of Old Testament Theology at the Free University, Amsterdam and was wooed by Herman Bavinck and by Abraham Kuyper to accept the position.

Vos declined the offer, opting rather to acce