Editing Liberty Bell (section)

=== Origins ===

The Liberty Bell was commissioned in '''1751''' by the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly to hang in the new State House (now [[Independence Hall]]). The Assembly ordered the bell from the Whitechapel Bell Foundry in London, one of England's most respected bell makers.

The bell arrived in Philadelphia in '''1752''' and was inscribed with the biblical verse from Leviticus 25:10: "Proclaim Liberty Throughout All the Land Unto All the Inhabitants Thereof." This verse was chosen to commemorate the 50th anniversary of William Penn's 1701 Charter of Privileges, which granted religious freedom and democratic governance to Pennsylvania's colonists.<ref name="ushistory">{{cite web |url=https://www.ushistory.org/libertybell/index.html |title=The Liberty Bell |publisher=Independence Hall Association |access-date=December 22, 2025}}</ref>