the Old Testament
noun
: the first part of the Christian Bible that tells about the Jews, their history, and God's words to them in the time before Jesus Christ was born
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As Joseph of the Old Testament understood, countries should save up in the fat years to prepare for the inevitable lean years.
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Menzie D. Chinn, Foreign Affairs, 16 Aug. 2012
The Watchman, for example, cites the Old Testament’s Book of Nehemiah.
—Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 31 July 2024
In the Old Testament, Nathan was a prophet and one of King David’s sons.
—Sarah Bradley, Parents, 30 July 2024
With the efflorescence of Christianity, a religion rooted in the Old Testament, through the Septuagint, knowledge of the temple spread.
—Lynn Whidden, Scientific American, 26 July 2024
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Menzie D. Chinn, Foreign Affairs, 16 Aug. 2012
The Watchman, for example, cites the Old Testament’s Book of Nehemiah.
—Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 31 July 2024
In the Old Testament, Nathan was a prophet and one of King David’s sons.
—Sarah Bradley, Parents, 30 July 2024
With the efflorescence of Christianity, a religion rooted in the Old Testament, through the Septuagint, knowledge of the temple spread.
—Lynn Whidden, Scientific American, 26 July 2024
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