The Museum of the Bible opened on Friday, November 17 and Saturday, November 18 in Washington, DC. Here are some exclusive photos and comments from Koenig - World Watch Daily by Max Obeidin.
Building entrance. The 40-foot golden doors with text from the Gutenberg Bible.
The main lobby has a long digital display with patterns that are changing frequently.
View from the sixth floor with the Capitol in the distance.
Israeli Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer speaks at the opening ceremony of the Museum of the Bible. The media area was in an overflow room, so this a picture of a screen in that room.
Left to right: Museum Founder Steve Green (he is also the CEO of Hobby Lobby), Israeli Minister of Tourism Yariv Levin, Rhoda Dermer and Israeli Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer at the ribbon cutting ceremony.
The ribbon cutting ceremony.
Israeli Minister of Tourism Yariv Levin speaks at the dedication of the Israeli Anquities section on the 5th floor of the museum. This is the only permanent exhibit of the Israeli Anquities Authority that exists outside of Israel.
A stone from the Second Temple Period in the Israeli Antiquities Authority's exhibit.
Some artifacts in the Israeli Antiquities Authority's exhibit.
This room is to show how many languages of the world have or have not had the Bible translated into that language. Yellow books (there were more than what this picture shows) are languages that still need Bible translations.
Statistic about the number of chapters of the Bible that still need to be translated into various languages.
Part of a Bible translation exhibit.
Part of a Bible translation exhibit.
A Bible that belonged to President Grover Cleveland.
A Bible that belonged to President Harry Truman.
The Bible on the right is owned by President George W. Bush, on loan to the museum.
A replica of the Liberty Bell in the section about the Bible's impact on U.S. history.
2 Chronicles 7:14 as part of a display in the museum.
Replica of the Tel Dan Stele. The original is in Israel. This ancient archaeological artifact dates to around 900 BC. It lists the phrase 'House of David' which is the oldest known extrabiblical reference to David.
Luke 8:1 at the entrance of the Nazareth display in the museum.
The Nazareth area of the museum. This area is made to be like walking through Nazareth at the time of Jesus. This area of the museum features actors playing the parts of the Nazarenes.
In the synagogue in the Nazareth area of the museum. This area of the museum features actors playing the parts of the Nazarenes.
A display in the Nazareth area of the museum.
The largest theater in the museum.
This room has a circular display which shows the city of Jerusalem, Israel.
The museum also has a children's play area.
To find out more about the museum, go to: https://www.museumofthebible.org
The museum is close to the Federal Center South West Metro station in Washington, DC.