biblical

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The name Israel was chosen, in 1948, as it was the ancient biblical name of the Jewish people and the kingdom associated with the land.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

He also argued that human beings were meant to live to 120 years, citing biblical scripture.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

For example, their 2013 “Tailored Mosaic” line, inspired by the golden mosaics in the Cathedral of Monreale in Sicily, featured garments adorned with angels, saints and Mary, as well as biblical figures.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

A century later, Jon Erwin filmed his biblical epic ‘The Old Stories: Moses,’ starring Ben Kingsley, on the same studio lot now owned by Amazon MGM Studios.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Rather than a colossal biblical Flood, Lyell argued, there had been millions of floods; God had shaped the earth not through singular cataclysms but through a million paper cuts.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee