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Gatlinburg Wildfires: 4 Things You Should Know About Worst Tennessee Fire in 100 Years

By Michael Gryboski, Editor

3. Burned Bible page found

A burned page of the Bible discovered in Dollywood in the wake of historic fires that hit Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, and the surrounding area.
A burned page of the Bible discovered in Dollywood in the wake of historic fires that hit Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, and the surrounding area. | (Photo: Facebook/KCBD NewsChannel 11)

A volunteer helping to clean up Dollywood Park following the fires reportedly found a burned Bible page where some unusually timely verses were still readable. 

Isaac McCord, employee at Dollywood's human resources department, discovered the torn up piece of paper in a puddle at the park.

"As soon as I got down on the ground, I noticed it was a Bible verse, and I was like, holy crap," explained McCord in an interview with local media.

"It was in a puddle of water. I said, 'I want to take care of this the best way I can,' so I gently scooped it up and carried it out the best I could."

Reportedly one verse on the torn page was Joel 1:19: "O Lord, to thee will I cry: For the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame hath burned all the trees of the field."

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