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The Incredible Story Of Dubai’s Handwritten Bible Has Resurfaced

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The amazingly devotional story of Dubai’s handwritten Bible has resurfaced and the internet is in awe.

But before we delve into the history of this incred giant Bible, please note that the viral Twitter post claiming the handwritten Bible was presented to St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Dubai is FALSE.

An official at St. Mary’s Church confirmed that this particular picture was NOT taken at the aforementioned church. The picture was in fact taken at the Mar Thoma Church in Jebel Ali, where the Bible was revealed during the church’s 50th anniversary back in 2019.

Sachin Jose, who shared the post on his Twitter handle responded to a user saying that he found this post on Facebook and reshared it on his platform.

Manoj Varghese, Susan Varghese, and their kiddos Karun and Krupa attempted to enter the Guinness Book of World Records for the ‘largest hand-written Bible’ back in 2019

Their – 151kg gold embossed – Holy Bible to the Mar Thoma Church in Jebel Ali consisted of 1,500 A1 pages and approx. 800,000 words, which took 153 days to complete.

Although the name of the church was incorrect, the devotional gesture still took place in Dubai and left tweeps in a state of absolute amazement

If you’re brainstorming indoor summer activities for yo’kids… here you GO!

This should keep them more than occupied😅

When you take ‘go big or go home’ way too literally…

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The Next Long Weekend In Dubai Will Last For 6 DAYS!

So in exciting news, UAE peeps can expect a 6-day long weekend after 10 weeks, around Monday, July 19 on the occasion of Eid Al Adha
But the dates as usual will be subject to moon sighting and will have to be confirmed by the UAE officials.

Holidays for the public sector will be announced by the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources, while holidays for the private sector will be confirmed by the Ministry of Human resources and Emiratisation. Official holiday dates will be confirmed by authorities closer to the expected dates.

But if the dates go as per prediction then private and public employees could get to enjoy three days off plus the two day weekend! so that’s July 19 till July 24.

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