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The Gideon Bible’s Quiet Legacy | Odessa News
For over a century, the Gideon Bible has quietly sat on hotel nightstands across America, born from a 19th-century Christian initiative that turned a Montana hotel owner’s idea into a national symbol of Protestant faith and roadside culture. Since 1908, Gideons International has distributed more than two and a half billion Bibles worldwide — a feat matched only by the Ford Model T’s revolution in mobility. Though fewer hotels now offer them, the Bible persists in prisons, hospitals, and military bases, offering spiritual comfort in everyday spaces. Even as streaming and Wi-Fi dominate modern…
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