I just wanted share this beautiful old bible that my nephew gave me. It's tattered and worn, but that's the way bibles should be right? See the printing year? 1865. It's romantic to think where this bible has been and what it's gone though. If bibles could talk I wonder what it would say? There is a portion of a sermon from D.L. Moody glued in the front. Did this old bible go to tent meetings? I wonder. Did it travel with someone on a wagon train? Who knows. How many souls were saved and lives changed because of it?
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Oh my goodness, what a great old Bible. I just can't imagine how many people may have read God's Word from those pages. Thanks for sharing.
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great post! Love the worn condition of the bible - you can tell is was certainly used often!
ReplyDeleteHow interesting, and I agree, if only it could talk, the stories it would tell....thanks for sharing this keepsake with us! Have a great VTT!
ReplyDeleteOhh, if the little Bible could only talk.. the stories it could tell us.I always wonder, who did it belong to and how did it make it's way to totally new hands. It's fascinating..
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What a wonderful vintage bible you have. You are right, if it could talk, what great lessons we could learn.
ReplyDeleteWow! What a wonderful gift to receive! It's nice to know it is in the hands of someone that will treasure it!
ReplyDeleteWow, that is REALLY vintage!
ReplyDeleteI have a PICTURE of my Great Grandmother Tillie's Bible. My COUSIN has the real thing.
ReplyDeleteOne of these weeks I'm going to share it on VTT.
I too wonder the path that all of our vintage things have taken. I wish I knew. But it's fun to imagine too.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful treasure. It looks so small. I wonder - did it make a journey westward? Just lovely.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful Bible. I love the wording on the title page.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful little piece of history. I'm wondering if there is a section in there to record births and weddings. Now THAT would be really interesting to read. Such a great treasure!
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Carol
Wow...when ever I see things like this I wish you could hold it and see into the past....what a wonderful little treasure!
ReplyDeleteI wonder how many people heard The Word from that Bible... and how many of them listened.
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing book.
Troy
i'm always on the lookout for old prayer books and bibles..yours is a real treasure!
ReplyDeleteDefinately a well loved and used Bible. You don't see many like that one as most become Family Heirlooms...we have several in our Family and treasure them.
ReplyDeleteWhat a treasure you have. I do love old bibles-I enjoy seeing what the owner has written in the borders and what they have underlined. Great find.
ReplyDeleteI love your bible. We have one that has come down in my hubby's family. It is from the Civil War era and we saw one just like it at a Civil War display once. Very cool!
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Gail
True treasure! Is there a family page with marriages, births, etc.?
ReplyDeleteYou have to believe that this book was kept for over a hundred and forty-five years only because it is a Bible.
How precious! And yes, it's so exciting to imagine the lives these vintage things have played a role in. A truly wonderful treasure you have!
ReplyDeleteWhat a treasure!! I'm sure that Bible has passed through a lot of hands. It's a beautiful piece.
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What a treasure.
ReplyDeleteI like the old clasp.
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