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Oldest, Nearly Complete Hebrew Bible Sells For $38.1 Million

Jewish bible (Diana Polekhina for Unsplash)
  • The oldest nearly complete Hebrew Bible which is more than 1,000 years old, was sold in New York on May 17 for a staggering $38.1 million.
  • For the first time in more than 30 years, the document was auctioned, with a pre-sale estimate of $30 million to $50 million.
  • According to Sotheby’s, the sale set a record for the most expensive manuscript ever to be sold at auction.
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