Hebrew

NEW YORK - A 1,100-year-old Hebrew Bible that is one of the world's oldest surviving biblical manuscripts sold for US$38 million in New York on Wednesday. The Codex Sassoon, a leather-bound,…

A leather-bound, handwritten Hebrew Bible believed to be around 1,100 years old sold for $38.1 million (€35.1 million) in New York, auction house Sotheby's said on Wednesday. The Codex Sassoon's price surpasses the $30.8 million paid in…

A Bible believed to date back to the late 9th or early 10th century, known as the Codex Sassoon, was purchased for $38.1 million on Wednesday. The Codex Sassoon is the most valuable book ever sold at…

JERUSALEM - One of the oldest surviving biblical manuscripts, a nearly complete 1,100-year-old Hebrew Bible, could soon be yours -- for a cool US$30 million. The Codex Sassoon, a leather-bound,…

The oldest known Bible is going up for auction at Sotheby's this year and the auction house expect it will go for $30 million to $50 million. The Codex Sassoon is the the earliest most complete Hebrew Bible, which dates back to the…