The Bible used by President Donald Trump when he took the oath of office is now on display, along with other Bibles used by past American presidents, at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C.
Trump received the Revised Standard edition Bible from his mother, Mary Anne MacLeod Trump, when he was a child, and used it when he attended First Presbyterian Church in Jamaica, Queens, N.Y. After he graduated from Sunday school in 1955, the Bible was inscribed by his pastor and teachers.
During the 2016 campaign, Trump brought out his childhood Bible several times and featured it in a campaign video from Trump Tower.
"My mother gave me this Bible, this very Bible, many years ago," Trump said in the video. "In fact it's her writing right here. She wrote the name and my address, and it's just very special to me," he added.
The Revised Standard Version was a relatively new version of the Bible when Trump was still a child. According to Religion News Service, its New Testament was released in 1946, the year Trump was born, and the full version was published in 1952.
Trump's Bible was placed on display in the "Bible in the World" exhibit on the second floor of the 430,000-square-foot building.
"We are honored to add this piece of our nation's history to our growing exhibit of presidential Bibles," Museum of the Bible President Cary Summers said in a statement.
"It is our hope that guests will be able to learn not only about each president's unique Bible, but also about the influence this book has had on government and elected officials around the world," he added.
Trump also took the oath of office using the same Bible used by Abraham Lincoln during his inauguration on March 4, 1861.
The exhibit also features the Bibles of Presidents Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, George H.W. Bush, and George W. Bush. Other features include the "Air Force One Bible," which was given to President George H.W. Bush and his wife, Barbara, by the Air Force One crew when they exited the plane on Bush's last day in office.
The Museum of the Bible, located on the Washington Mall, was opened to the public in November, with thousands of artifacts related to the Holy Book and exhibits highlighting the Bible's impact on different subjects, from education and human rights to fashion and literature.
