Lincoln Bible - Museum of the Bible
It is what is now known as the “Lincoln Bible.” There’s no question about the impact of the Bible on Lincoln’s personal and political life. Lincoln’s most famous writings contain biblical quotations or references, many from the Psalms and the Gospels.
President Abraham Lincoln Inaugural Bible Facsimile
This facsimile of the Bible used at Abraham Lincoln's first inauguration on March 4, 1861, and by Barack Obama when he was sworn into office on January 20, 2009 and January 21, 2013, commemorates those historic events.
The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments
On January 21, 2013, Obama again used the Lincoln Bible, along with the Bible belonging to the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. The two Bibles were stacked one on top of the other as the president took the oath of office for the second time.
The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments
LC has copy on which President Abraham Lincoln took his oath of office as the 16th president of the United States on March 4, 1861. The ceremony was witnessed by Clerk of the Supreme Court, William Thomas Carroll, who recorded the occasion in the back of this Bible, certified with a U.S. Supreme Court seal on a bright blue paper wafer.
This Lincoln Bible Has Been Hiding for 150 Years - Atlas Obscura
Jun 20, 2019 · Abraham Lincoln was a famously voracious reader —so much so that, more than 150 years after his death, we’re still adding titles to his library’s catalog.
The Lincoln Bible
The Lincoln Bible is the Bible used by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln when he took his presidential oath of office on March 4 1861. It has only been used to swear in two American Presidents: Abraham Lincoln and Barack Obama.
Abraham Lincoln and the Bible
When Abraham Lincoln visited his friend Joshua Speed in Kentucky in the summer of 1841, Speed’s mother gave him an Oxford Bible.
The Real Story Of The Lincoln Bible - CBS News
Jan 19, 2009 · While it is in good condition, it's not really the Lincoln family bible. With the Civil War about to erupt and an assassination threat in Baltimore, Lincoln arrived in Washington in the middle...
The Lincoln Inaugural Bible, Chapter and Verse | Timeless
Jan 14, 2009 · Lincoln lead this country through the Civil War by using the Bible’s teachings. He wanted to “bind up the nation’s wounds with malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right.
Abraham Lincoln’s Biblical Faith - Great American History
On September 7, 1864 Lincoln described the Bible as “the best gift God has given to man.” (1) In the summer of 1864 Lincoln told his closest lifelong friend Joshua Speed (who was a self-proclaimed skeptic) that he should “take all of the Bible …
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