family Bible
noun
: a large Bible usually having special pages for recording births, marriages, and deaths
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Acting City Clerk Jay Willms swore Her in on the family Bible.
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Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 2 Jan. 2026
Outgoing incumbent Mayor Eric Adams was sworn in using a family Bible.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2025
Alan Jackson’s family Bible, guitar, coat and hat from his Precious Memories project (which earned a GMA Dove Award for best country album) are also on display.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
In 2009: Sonia Sotomayor was sworn in as an associate justice of the Supreme Court as her mother held the family Bible.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 2 Jan. 2026
Outgoing incumbent Mayor Eric Adams was sworn in using a family Bible.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2025
Alan Jackson’s family Bible, guitar, coat and hat from his Precious Memories project (which earned a GMA Dove Award for best country album) are also on display.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
In 2009: Sonia Sotomayor was sworn in as an associate justice of the Supreme Court as her mother held the family Bible.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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“Family Bible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20Bible. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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