the Holy Land

noun

: the area in the Middle East where the events of the Bible happened

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Mountain Butorac, founder of The Catholic Traveler, an agency that leads small groups of Catholic pilgrimages throughout Europe and the Holy Land, told Fox News Digital there may be as many as 39 million people traveling because of the Jubilee, according to some estimates. Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, Fox News, 27 Dec. 2024 Pilgrims to the Holy Land today are often surprised to see one remarkable edifice after another for which Herod was responsible. N.t. Wright, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024 Years before Abraham is commanded by God to go to the Holy Land, Terach decides on his own to do so. Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024 The Museum of the Bible in the nation’s capital has opened a new exhibit in partnership with the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), giving visitors a deeper understanding of the spread of early Christianity in the Holy Land. Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, Fox News, 25 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the Holy Land 

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“The Holy Land.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Holy%20Land. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.

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