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Check out the Codex Sassoon. It's the oldest, most complete Hebrew bible, and it's set to be sold by Sotheby's for $30 to $50 million.

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. A more than 1,000 year-old copy of the Hebrew bible will be put up for auction by Sotheby's in May for ...
The Times of Israel

Codex Sassoon, oldest near-complete Hebrew Bible, displayed in Israel after Oct. 7 delay

On October 5, 2023, an El Al flight from New York touched down in Israel, carrying an extraordinary piece of history. In the cockpit, a special suitcase held the world’s oldest nearly complete Hebrew ...
The New York Times

Oldest Nearly Complete Hebrew Bible Heads to Auction

The Codex Sassoon, believed to date from the late ninth or early 10th century, is set to be sold by Sotheby’s for an estimated $30 million to $50 million. By Jennifer Schuessler See more of our ...
The Times of Israel

Oldest and most complete Hebrew Bible manuscript on display in Israel for 1st time

The Codex Sassoon, the oldest-known and the most complete Hebrew Bible manuscript, will go on display for the first time in Israel on Thursday at Tel Aviv’s Anu Museum, giving the public a rare ...
The Guardian

Oldest complete Hebrew Bible expected to break auction records

Ninth-century Codex Sassoon, critical link between Dead Sea scrolls and today’s Bible, will have estimate of $30m-$50m The earliest and most complete Hebrew Bible ever discovered – a “vital touchstone ...
Reuters

World's oldest near-complete Hebrew Bible sells for $38.1 million

NEW YORK, May 17 (Reuters) - The world's oldest and most complete Hebrew Bible sold for $38.1 million on Wednesday, Sotheby’s said, one of the highest prices ever for a book or document sold at ...