The Liberty Bell's inscription cites Leviticus, specifically chapter 25, verse 10.
The inscription includes the words proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof, followed by the reference Lev. XXV. v X. The wording comes from the King James Bible's rendering of Leviticus 25:10, a passage associated with the biblical Jubilee and the release of people from servitude.
Pennsylvania officials commissioned the bell in 1751 for the State House, now called Independence Hall. London founder Thomas Lester cast the original bell, but it cracked during testing after arriving in Philadelphia. Local founders John Pass and John Stow recast it twice, and their names appear on the bell.
The object was originally called the State House Bell or Old State House Bell. The name Liberty Bell became popular decades later, especially among abolitionists in the nineteenth century. It is also uncertain whether the bell rang specifically to announce the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence on July 8, 1776.