{"id":45330,"date":"2021-05-17T11:20:42","date_gmt":"2021-05-17T07:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/?p=45330"},"modified":"2021-05-17T19:36:50","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T15:36:50","slug":"the-incredible-story-of-dubais-handwritten-bible-has-resurfaced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/news\/the-incredible-story-of-dubais-handwritten-bible-has-resurfaced\/","title":{"rendered":"The Incredible Story Of Dubai&#8217;s Handwritten Bible Has Resurfaced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The amazingly devotional story of Dubai&#8217;s handwritten Bible has resurfaced and the internet is in awe.<\/p>\n<p>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&#8217;s Catholic Church in Dubai is FALSE.<\/p>\n<p>An official at St. Mary&#8217;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&#8217;s 50th anniversary back in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<div style='clear:both;'><\/div>\n<p><!--infeed--><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hand written Bible by a member of Dubai St. Mary&#39;s parish. It took 5 months for the 4 member family to complete this task. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qBQkxNh5lv\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/qBQkxNh5lv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sachin Jose (@Sachinettiyil) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sachinettiyil\/status\/1393792517020164097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">May 16, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Manoj Varghese, Susan Varghese, and their kiddos Karun and Krupa attempted to enter the Guinness Book of World Records for the \u2018largest hand-written Bible\u2019 back in 2019<\/h2>\n<p>Their &#8211; 151kg gold embossed &#8211; 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.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1\/2021\/05\/17110225\/bibe.jpeg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><\/p>\n<h2>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<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is beautiful!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u2626IACOBVS DE PETRVS\ud83c\uddfb\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf7 (@DoneDemocrat) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DoneDemocrat\/status\/1394038435225104384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">May 16, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>If you&#8217;re brainstorming indoor summer activities for yo&#8217;kids&#8230; here you GO!<\/h2>\n<p>This should keep them more than occupied\ud83d\ude05<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is a very good way to spend 5 months together as a family. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/U3qkNiLGfb\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/U3qkNiLGfb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jonathan Black (@Jonathan_Black_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jonathan_Black_\/status\/1394012997861969928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">May 16, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>When you take &#8216;go big or go home&#8217; way too literally&#8230;<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s quite \u2026.. large \u2026. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Mndqh8rkw2\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/Mndqh8rkw2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Church Mouse (@thechurchmouse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thechurchmouse\/status\/1394168189651718144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">May 17, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/latest\/billboards-uae-india-covid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ALSO READ: Traffic Billboards In The UAE Display Solidarity With India<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"articles-text-block\">\n<h2>Listen To The Lovin Daily: Some UAE Airlines Have Halted Flights To Israel<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Lovin Daily: Some UAE Airlines Have Halted Flights To Israel <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/k4McqeU9aC\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/k4McqeU9aC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lovin Dubai | \u0644\u0648\u06a4\u0646 \u062f\u0628\u064a (@lovindubai) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lovindubai\/status\/1393785541037015041?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">May 16, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1 class=\"article-title\">The Next Long Weekend In Dubai Will Last For 6 DAYS!<\/h1>\n<p>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<br \/>\nBut the dates as usual will be subject to moon sighting and will have to be confirmed by the UAE officials.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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\u2019s July 19 till July 24.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/news\/uae-next-long-weekend\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>Read more here.<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The amazingly devotional story of Dubai&#8217;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&#8217;s Catholic Church in Dubai is FALSE. 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The picture was in fact taken at the Mar Thoma Church in Jebel Ali, where the Bible was revealed during the church&#8217;s 50th anniversary back in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"embed_block","embed_item":"<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hand written Bible by a member of Dubai St. Mary&#39;s parish. 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