Which biblical book is quoted on the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia?

The Liberty Bell in Philadelphia bears a quotation from the biblical book of Leviticus.

Its inscription comes from Leviticus 25:10: “Proclaim LIBERTY throughout all the Land unto all the Inhabitants thereof.” The quotation refers to the biblical Jubilee year, when liberty was proclaimed and land was returned. The bell's inscription helped give it powerful associations with freedom and civic equality in the United States.

The bell was cast in London and delivered to Philadelphia in 1752. It cracked during an early test ring and was recast in Philadelphia, but the repaired bell later developed its famous large crack. It was rung for public announcements, although the popular story that it rang immediately after the Declaration of Independence was written much later and is not supported by contemporary evidence.

The Liberty Bell is displayed at the Liberty Bell Center in Independence National Historical Park. Its biblical source is often confused with Exodus or Isaiah because both books contain important freedom-related passages.