: the area in the Middle East where the events of the Bible happened
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Wadie Abunassar, the coordinator of the Holy Land Christian Forum, last week called attacks targeting Christians a growing phenomenon.—Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026 Church went to the Holy Land in search of sublimity; Twain fastened on the absurdities of those determined to find it.—Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026 Wadie Abunassar, the coordinator of the Holy Land Christian Forum, called attacks targeting Christians a growing phenomenon.—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 1 May 2026 With the blessing and leadership of various popes, the nobles of Europe raised armies, crossed various countries or sailed to the Middle East to fight and save the Holy Land (Palestine) from Muslim domination, something that echoes down the centuries to today.—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 18 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the Holy Land