Leviticus 25:10 appears in the Liberty Bell’s inscription, a symbol associated with America250.
The inscription includes the words “Proclaim LIBERTY Throughout all the Land unto all the Inhabitants Thereof,” followed by “Lev. XXV. v X.” That abbreviated citation refers to Leviticus, chapter 25, verse 10, in the Bible.
The bell was commissioned in 1751 for the Pennsylvania State House and arrived in Philadelphia from London in 1752. It cracked during its early history and was recast twice by local founders John Pass and John Stow. Their names and the year 1753 appear on the bell.
The object was not originally called the Liberty Bell. It was known as the State House Bell or Old State House Bell. Abolitionists popularized the Liberty Bell name in the nineteenth century, and the bell later became a broad symbol of independence and freedom.