Donald Trump took oath on two Bibles - Here's why

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 Washington: Donald J Trump was sworn-in as the US President on Friday using two Bibles - the one that President Abraham Lincoln used at his first inauguration, plus his own that dates back to his childhood.

US Chief Justice John Roberts administered the oath of office to Trump.

Here's why:

Trump's Bible was presented to him by his mother upon his graduation of Sunday Church Primary School at First Presbyterian Church, Jamaica, New York, on Children's Day, June 12, 1955.

The Bible is a revised standard version published by Thomas Nelson and Sons in New York in 1953 and is embossed with his name on the lower portion of the front cover.

The inside cover is signed by church officials and is inscribed with his name and the details of when it was presented.

Trump had shown his family bible several times during his election campaign.

He had told the crowd at Value Voter Summit, a meeting for conservative politicians and activists, in September 2015 - "I brought my Bible. You know, it’s the First Presbyterian Church, Jamaica, and this was written by my mother, with my name, with my address, with everything… I saw this and I had to bring it."

On the other hand, the Lincoln Bible was purchased for the first inauguration of President Lincoln by William Thomas Carroll, Clerk of the Supreme Court.

The Bible is bound in burgundy velvet with a gold-washed white metal rim along the edges of the covers.

It is part of the collections of the Library of Congress and has been used at three inaugurals - 1861, 2009, and 2013.

Outgoing US President Barack Obama had used Lincoln's Bible for his inaugurations in 2009 and 2013.

(With PTI inputs)