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This car sold for $53 million—and that’s not the most impressive part

A legendary 1954 Mercedes was sold for a record-breaking sum for a race car. Here’s why the W 196 R Stromlinienwagen is worth every penny.

|ByKENAN COHEN
Based on the advanced race car of its time, an innovative aerodynamic body was fitted
A stone tablet thought to be about 1,500 years old with a, worn-down chiseled inscription of the Ten Commandments.

Ancient Ten Commandments tablet sells for $5 million at Sotheby's auction

Some experts question the tablet's authenticity and its purported dating between 300 and 800 CE.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An ancient marble tablet inscribed with an ancient Hebrew version of the biblical Ten Commandment.

Ten Commandments tablet: Ancient relic goes to auction

The slab’s text follows traditional Christian and Jewish biblical verses, though without the third commandment admonishing against taking the name of the Lord in vain.

|ByTHERESA BRAINE/NEW YORK DAILY NEWS/TNS
The Shem Tov Bible dates back to 1312 in Castile, now modern day Spain.

Shem Tov Bible, dating back to 1312, available for auction with $5 million price tag

Before it was in Sassoon's possession, much of the history of the text had been lost for centuries.

|ByJOANIE MARGULIES

Codex Sassoon, oldest complete copy of the Bible, returns to Israel

The ANU Museum will be permanently displaying the codex in Tel Aviv starting on October 11, 2023. 

OCTOBER 5, 2023
The Codex Sassoon, the earliest and most complete Hebrew Bible ever discovered.

Oldest Bible manuscript to go on display in Tel Aviv at ANU museum

The museum is allowing the public to view the Codex Sassoon for free while it is in Israel.

MARCH 12, 2023
A 1,000-year-old Hebrew Bible,was unveiled at the Museum of the Bible on November 8, 2019.

Tefillin of famed author Ben Ish Hai to go on auction

Other highlights include silver Torah shields from the 18th century, which are among the finest examples in existence today.

NOVEMBER 1, 2020
The two pairs of tefillin of the Ben Ish Hai.