Republican Mike DeWine was sworn in as governor of Ohio early Monday, taking his oath of office on a stack of nine Bibles held by his wife, Fran DeWine.

DeWine’s oath was administered by his son, Ohio Supreme Court Justice Pat DeWine, at the DeWine home in Cedarville, Ohio, just after midnight on Monday. Each Bible was meant to represent one of Mike and Fran’s eight children, a spokesman told the Cincinnati Enquirer.