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A marathon reading of the complete Bible will kick off this Sunday at Washington D.C.’s Museum of the Bible, with volunteers taking turns to recite every passage from the first verse of Genesis through the final chapter of Revelation. The ambitious week-long event will run daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., requiring a steady rotation of readers to complete the entire scripture in seven days. The volunteer lineup includes notable participants such as cabinet members from President Trump’s administration, congressional representatives, state governors, and prominent religious leaders who will each take brief turns at the podium.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A seven-day public reading of the entire Bible will commence this Sunday at Washington D.C.’s Museum of the Bible. The marathon event will feature volunteer readers including high-profile political figures and religious leaders taking shifts from morning to evening.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":52977,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[835],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52978","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-religious"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/news-1776337672404.png?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-dMu","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":54471,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/washington-d-c-hosts-week-long-bible-reading-to-honor-americas-250th-anniversary\/","url_meta":{"origin":52978,"position":0},"title":"Washington D.C. 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