family Bible

noun

: a large Bible usually having special pages for recording births, marriages, and deaths

Examples of family Bible in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Alternative records that can be submitted to aid the process include entries in a family Bible, doctor’s notes or early school records, according to the statute. —

Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 29 Apr. 2024 The woman pointed to her presence in Census records, a record of her birth in a family Bible, baptismal records and documents about her high school attendance. —

Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2024 The governor’s wife, Susan McKee, will hold the McKee family Bible during the ceremony. —

Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Dec. 2022 As Maura Healey placed her hand on a family Bible originally owned by her great-great-grandmother, history was made in front of the hundreds packed into the State House and countless others watching at home. —

Samantha J. Gross, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Jan. 2023 See all Example Sentences for family Bible

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