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Clarkesville man copies the King James Version of the Bible by hand
Task takes Freddie North almost four years to complete
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Freddie North spent four years handwriting the King James version of the Bible. The 63-year-old said he started copying the Bible after God told him to “write the Bible.” North said has learned a lot from the task of handwriting the Bible with No. 2 pencils on lined notebook paper. - photo by Erin O. Smith
Freddie North was sitting in his apartment in Demorest when he claims he heard “a voice.” “(It said) ‘Write the Bible,’” North said. “It was the Lord’s voice. I said ‘You’ve got to be kidding me.’ He said ‘Look, you’re sitting here doing nothing.