The priceless collection dates to the ninth or tenth century and is believed to have originated in a Jewish community in Syria. The purchase amount - $ 38.1 million, was given by a donor.
The Bible, whose date dates back to the late ninth and early tenth centuries, was on display this year in a museum that will now become its permanent home after 1,000 years of wandering around the world. Although it is missing about 12 complete pages, it is considered the earliest and most complete copy of the Bible.