World's oldest near-complete Hebrew Bible sells for $38.1 million

FILE PHOTO: The Codex Sassoon, the earliest and most complete Hebrew Bible ever discovered, which is estimated by Sotheby's to sell at auction for between $30 million and $50 million, is presented to the public at Tel Aviv University, in Tel Aviv, Israel March 22, 2023. REUTERS/Nir Elias

The world's oldest and most complete Hebrew Bible sold for $38.1 million on Wednesday, Sotheby’s said, one of the highest prices ever for a book or document sold at auction.

Wednesday's winning bid for the Codex Sassoon was made via a donation by Alfred H. Moses, a former U.S. ambassador and president of the American Jewish Committee, who is giving it to the ANU Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv, Israel.