🗓 On this day in 1801, Thomas Jefferson was elected the third president of the United States. Jefferson was tied with Aaron Burr with 73 electoral votes. Sitting president John Adams had only 65. The statesman had many interests beyond politics — learn the history behind his significant bible. ⬇️ 🎥Jefferson's Secret Bible | Smithsonian Channel

Jefferson completed an 84-page manuscript he called the “Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth.” Gleaned from the four Gospels of the New Testament, and Jefferson’s private work, it remained unknown until the manuscript was sold by his family to the Smithsonian Institution in 1895 | Museum of the Bible

57K views · 1.4K reactions | Many know Thomas Jefferson as one of the founding fathers of the United States, but most do not know that he created his own secret bible by ripping out pages of the New Testament. Watch more like this on discovery+: https://bit.ly/3Lb7D1r | Love History | Facebook

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