A 1000-year-old Hebrew Bible sells for $38m
The Codex Sassoon is one of only two manuscripts, containing all 24 books of the Hebrew Bible to have survived into the modern era.
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The Codex Sassoon is one of only two manuscripts, containing all 24 books of the Hebrew Bible to have survived into the modern era.
It is set to be displayed at the ANU Museum in Israel
Oldest Most Complete Hebrew Bible Sells For $38m At Auction
The world's oldest and most complete Hebrew Bible sold for $38.1 million om New York on Wednesday, Sotheby’s said, one of the highest prices ever for a book or document sold at auction. Wednesday's winning bid for the Codex Sassoon was made via a donation by Alfred H. Moses, a former US ambassador and president of the American Jewish Committee, who is giving it to the ANU Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv, Israel.
The oldest most complete Hebrew Bible has been bought at Sotheby's New York in the United States (US) for $38.1m