What biblical book provides the inscription on the Liberty Bell?

The biblical book named in the Liberty Bell’s inscription is Leviticus.

The inscription paraphrases Leviticus 25:10: “Proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof.” The verse comes from instructions concerning the Jubilee, a biblical year associated with the restoration of liberty and the return of property.

Pennsylvania’s colonial authorities ordered the bell in 1751 for the State House, now known as Independence Hall. The verse was chosen to express an ideal of liberty, though the bell was originally an official public warning and calling instrument rather than a Revolutionary symbol.

The bell became associated with American independence and abolitionism over time. Its famous crack developed during its working life, and the bell has not been rung since a commemorative strike in 1846. It is now preserved at the Liberty Bell Center in Philadelphia.