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as posted by the channelThe Codex Sassoon, a leatherbound, handwritten, 792page parchment volume contains a nearly complete Hebrew Bible.
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The "Codex Sassoon," an ancient Hebrew Bible written in the late 9th or early 10th century, was purchased Wednesday at Sotheby’s in New York City for $38.1 million.
For the record: The price for "The Good Book" includes the auction house's fee.
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