Record-breaking sale: Hebrew Bible fetches $38.1 million at auction.
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A Hebrew Bible, dating back to 9th century, sold for $38.1 million at an auction in New York, setting a new record for a religious text. The manuscript, known as the Codex of Aleppo, is considered one of the most important Hebrew Bibles in existence and is believed to have been written in Tiberias, Israel.
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- Hebrew Bible Sells for $38.1 Million - WSJ The Wall Street Journal
- Centuries-old Hebrew Bible sells for record $38.1mn at auction Financial Times
- Oldest Existing Hebrew Bible, Codex Sasson, Sells for $38.1 Million at Sothebys Bloomberg
- Oldest Nearly Complete Hebrew Bible Sells for $38.1 Million The New York Times
- World's Oldest Near-Complete Hebrew Bible Sells for $38.1 Million U.S. News & World Report
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