The Bible that when belonged to iconic American singer and actor Elvis Presley was offered at public sale for $120,000 after 23 bids.
Presley was one among rock music’s dominant performers from the mid-Nineteen Fifties till he died in 1977 and is usually dubbed the “king of rock ‘n’ roll.”
The late artist’s Bible, which is the World Version model and began at a bid of roughly $30,000 earlier than getting a ultimate $120,000 bid from an nameless particular person final weekend, contains marks from Elvis highlighting his favourite verses, in response to GWS Auctions.
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The Bible has the identify “Elvis Aaron Presley” embossed in gold on the underside proper cowl, and it comprises various bookmarked pages and underlined passages.
One of many underlined passages is Job 31:24-26, which states: “If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence; If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand has gotten much; If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness.”
He additionally highlighted Genesis 1:31, which says, “And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.”
One other verse he highlighted was Isaiah 29:19, which states, “The meek also shall increase their joy in the Lord, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.”
The Bible was auctioned together with a handwritten letter from Elvis’ cousin, Patsy Presley, in response to the public sale home.
The letter states partially: “Shortly after Elvis’ passing my uncle Vernon (Elvis’ dad) and I went up into Elvis’ bedroom at Graceland to organize and pack many of his personal belongings. This Holy Bible was one of three that Elvis had on his night table. After packing them Uncle Vernon had me take them home for safe keeping and eventually gave them to me.”
Elvis’ stepbrother, Billy Stanley, who wrote a memoir titled, The Religion of Elvis: A Story Solely a Brother Can Inform, mentioned the late singer was “a Bible-carrying Christian.”
“He carried the Bible with him everywhere he went,” Stanley recalled in a 2022 interview with The Christian Submit. “One of the things that always amazed me is when he read the Bible to my brothers, he would sometimes act out the part as he was reading the Bible. You don’t forget those Sunday school lessons.”
Stanley mentioned on the time that he felt compelled to jot down a guide about Presley’s religion as a result of his stepbrother’s religion wasn’t one thing the mainstream media ever placed on show regardless of how essential it was to him.
Stanley additionally informed Fox Information Digital that his brother was impressed by Gospel music.
“A lot of people don’t realize that after every show, he would unwind by singing gospel songs until the sun came up,” Stanley mentioned. “He was in touch with the Lord. A lot of people said, ‘Well, he did this and that.’ [But] we all fall short. We’re all human.”
“As Christians, most of us live under a magnifying glass. Well, Elvis lived under a microscope because he was a big star. It was tough. But the way I like to put it is … [he] had the devil on one shoulder and God on the other. And there was a constant battle going on in his head.”
Nicole VanDyke is a reporter for The Christian Submit.
“Well bless their hearts.”
