For over 100 years, travelers have checked into US motel rooms and found the Gideon Bible
- The Gideon Bible has been placed in hotel rooms across America for over a century, starting in 1908.
- Gideons International, founded in 1899, has distributed more than 2.5 billion Bibles worldwide.
- The presence of the Gideon Bible reflects America's roadside culture and Protestant tradition.
- Distribution of the Bible has faced challenges in schools and decreased in some hotels, yet it remains common in motels.
- The Bible serves as a source of comfort in various settings, including motels, despite the rise of modern technology.
For more than a century, countless travelers have found the Gideon Bible in the bedside drawers of American hotel and motel rooms. It has become a symbol of America’s roadside culture and Protestant tradition. The tradition began with Gideons International, founded in 1899, when a member placed a Bible in a hotel room in Montana in 1908.
Since then, the organization claims to have distributed over 2.5 billion Bibles worldwide. The Gideon Bible represents a uniquely American story, reflecting the movement of people across the country as road culture and motels emerged.
Despite challenges in distribution, particularly in schools, the Gideon Bible continues to provide comfort in many settings, including motels across America, even amid the advent of modern technology such as TVs and Wi-Fi.
旅客在美国汽车旅馆入住百年发现基甸圣经
一个多世纪以来，无数旅客在美国的酒店和汽车旅馆房间的床头柜抽屉中发现了基甸圣经。它已成为美国公路文化和新教传统的象征。这一传统始于1899年成立的基甸国际，1908年一名成员在蒙大拿州的一家酒店房间中放置了一本圣经。
自那时起，该组织声称已在全球分发超过25亿本圣经。基甸圣经代表了一个独特的美国故事，反映了随着公路文化和汽车旅馆的兴起，人们在全国各地的流动。
尽管在分发方面面临挑战，特别是在学校中，基甸圣经仍然在许多场合提供安慰，包括美国各地的汽车旅馆，即使在电视和Wi-Fi等现代科技出现的情况下。