Old Bible Oddities

Old Bible Oddities

This is a very small cut-out

version from the front of the

McBride Family Bible.

The inscription reads :

BOOK DIVINE

PRECIOUS TREASURE

THOU ART MINE

How true this is.

Wheather these items were placed in a

specific location for a reason, is unknown.

Perhaps, Favorite Bible verses.

OLD BIBLE ODDITIES

A tree leaf was found inserted into the

Old Family Bible

at the following locations :

-- Leviticus * Chap 23 Ver 22 - Chap 25 Ver 41

-- Joshua * Chap 4 Ver 2 - Chap 6 Ver 3

-- II Samuel * Chap 20 Ver 7 - Chap 22 Ver 40

-- I Chronicles * Chap 8 Ver 1 - Chap 11 Ver 2

-- Psalms * Chap 84 Ver 1 - Chap 89 Ver 42

An Impression of a Tree Leaf located at :

-- Maccabees * Chap 4 Ver 1 - Chap 5 Ver 65

A Tree Leaf inserted in Old Bible at :

-- Maccabees * Chap 6 Ver 1 - Chap 8 Ver 15

An Impression of a Tree Leaf located at :

-- Maccabees * Chap 9 Ver 1 - Chap 10 Ver 44

A Tree Leaf Inserted in Old Bible at :

-- St. Matthew * Chap 5 Ver 1 - Chap 5 Ver 43

A Flower Bud inserted in Old Bible at :

-- The Acts * Chap 12 Ver 1 - Chap 14 Ver 3

A Wreath of Human Hair, approx 1 3/4" in

diameter with a blue ribbon tied into a bow

was found located at:

-- I Chronicles * Chap 11 Ver 3 - Chap 13 Ver 7

Part of a Business Card inserted in the Bible at :

-- Judges * Chap 4 Ver 2 - Chap 6 Ver 3

It reads in pard :

A.R. McGOWN . . .

Importers and Jobbers In . . .

HOSIERY, GLOVE . . .

Notions, White . . .

and

Gents' Furnishings Goods . . .

623 Market & 614 Comme . . .

Philadel . . .

Presented By

S.J. McBride

The Author is assuming the Wreath of Hair

is that of the Mother - Mary (Polly) Armstrong

It was Tradition for people to put a Wreath made

of Hair from the Mother in the Family Bible.

What a nice Tradition - perhaps still true today.

As stated previously, It is unknown why these

items were placed where they still remain.

This, of course, can not be confirmed.

Truly, Only God knows for sure.

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