"Mike DeWine, former U.S. senator and state attorney general, swore on a stack of nine Bibles during his official swearing-in ceremony that took place on his farm at midnight Monday morning.
According to a press release from the governor’s office, the nine Bibles include:
Now after these things, ... Ezra 7:1
According to a press release from the governor’s office, the nine Bibles include:
- DeWine's late daughter Becky DeWine’s childhood Bible
- DeWine’s great-grandmother Gertrude Budd’s Bible
- DeWine’s grandmother Ruth Perkins Liddle’s New Testament that was given to her by her father over 100 years ago
- DeWine’s grandfather Albert Liddle’s New Testament, which was issued to him by the U.S. Navy while serving during World War I
- DeWine’s Aunt Elizabeth Ann “Mickey” DeWine Harwood’s Bible, which was given to her by her grandmother
- A New Testament that the DeWines acquired many years ago in Jerusalem
- A study Bible given to DeWine by the former chaplain of the U.S. Senate Lloyd Ogilvie
- A Bible that belonged to DeWine’s mother, Jean DeWine.
- A Bible that DeWine was given by his wife, Fran, on their 10th wedding anniversary
Now after these things, ... Ezra 7:1