the Holy Land

noun

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

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Another casualty of the attack, and the subsequent assault Israel launched on Gaza, was continues airline service to the Holy Land. Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025 Made from a variety of materials, from olive tree wood from the Holy Land to plastic beads, the prayer chain serves as a tool for devotion and meditation. Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025 Henrietta Szold devoted her life to the conviction that diaspora Jews should have a strong emotional connection to the Holy Land and to building a Jewish society in Palestine. Nicholas Lemann, The New York Review of Books, 20 Feb. 2025 Christian pilgrims began coming to Jerusalem and the Holy Land within centuries of Jesus’ death. Diane Owens Prettyman, Austin American-Statesman, 1 July 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 25 Mar. 2025.

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