the Holy Land

noun

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

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His is one of the few detailed records about pilgrim sites of the Holy Land in late antiquity. Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025 That’s far less likely in the Holy Land, where three religions claim the territory as sacred. Marc Champion, Twin Cities, 14 Aug. 2025 The idea of dividing the Holy Land goes back decades. Edith M. Lederer, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2025 The 37-room masseria, which sits atop a bucolic hillside facing the Adriatic Sea, was once owned by the Marquis Palmieri of Monopoli, a 16th-century noble landowner who is best remembered for participating in the Crusades to the Holy Land. Aileen Weintraub, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 July 2025 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 1 Oct. 2025.

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