The nearly complete ancient Hebrew Bible was purchased by former U.S. Ambassador ... Sassoon 11 years later to Jacqui Safra, a banker and art collector, who bought it in 1989 for $3.19 million ...

One of the oldest surviving biblical manuscripts ... Its anticipated sale speaks to the still bullish market for art, antiquities and ancient manuscripts even in a worldwide bear economy.

JERUSALEM — One of the oldest surviving biblical manuscripts ... sale speaks to the still bullish market for art, antiquities and ancient manuscripts even in a worldwide bear economy.

JERUSALEM — One of the oldest surviving biblical manuscripts ... sale speaks to the still bullish market for art, antiquities and ancient manuscripts even in a worldwide bear economy.

The Museum of the Bible’s website traces the manuscript ... “It serves as yet another warning of the risk of buying ancient art and artifacts.” Davis said most religious antiquities ...