The author described the manuscript as the oldest complete copy of the Hebrew Bible, dating it to 1008–1009 CE and saying it was written in Cairo by the scribe Samuel ben Jacob. They said it was held by the National Library of Russia in St Petersburg under shelfmark Firkovich B 19 A, and that it formed the basis of the main modern scholarly work. https://t.co/yKYJJ4duVt #HebrewBible #Manuscript #History #IL #RU #EG