一个多世纪以来，前往美国的旅客在入住汽车旅馆和酒店时，常常能在床头柜上发现一本基甸圣经，这使其成为美国公路文化和新教传统的独特象征 1。自1908年启动客房放置计划以来，该组织已在全球分发了超过25亿本圣经 1。尽管近年来基甸圣经在酒店客房中的存在有所减少，但这一独特的宗教物品依然在美国文化中延续至今 1。
基甸国际组织由福音派商人和专业人士组成，于1899年成立 1。1908年，该组织成员在蒙大拿州苏必利尔镇的一家酒店内，首次提出在每间客房放置圣经的倡议 1。基甸圣经的分发范围广泛，曾被分发至监狱、军事基地、医院甚至白宫 1。1971年，该组织将第1亿本圣经赠送给了时任美国总统理查德·尼克松 1。
For more than a century, travelers checking into U.S. hotel and motel rooms have frequently encountered the Gideon Bible on their nightstands, a tradition initiated by Gideons International 1. Founded in 1899 as an organization of evangelical businessmen and professionals, the group first proposed placing a Bible in every guest room in 1908 at a hotel in Superior, Montana 1.
Since that initial effort, the organization has distributed over 2.5 billion Bibles worldwide 1. The reach of these scriptures has extended far beyond hospitality venues, with copies delivered to prisons, military bases, hospitals, and even the White House 1. In 1971, the group presented its 100 millionth Bible to President Richard Nixon 1. Although their presence in hotels has declined in recent years, the Gideon Bible remains a unique religious item and a symbol of American road culture and Protestant tradition 1.
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