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For over 100 years, travelers have checked into US motel rooms and found the Gideon Bible

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The Gideon Bible has become a symbol of America's roadside culture and Protestant tradition. Paul McCartney noted its presence in American hotel rooms in The Beatles' song “Rocky Raccoon,”, a sight unfamiliar in England. The tradition began in 1908 when a Gideons International member placed Bibles in hotel rooms in Montana. Since then, over 2.5 billion have been distributed worldwide. The Bibles have appeared in prisons, military bases, hospitals, and even the White House. Although its prese

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