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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The Bible, the Old Testament, Ecclesiastes says what has been will be again, what has been done will be done again. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 2 July 2026 But this facial gallery closed with the Western Roman Empire and the rise of Christianity, which inherited a suspicion of idolatry from the Old Testament and Judaism. — Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 But lucky visitors to the pope or Secretariat of State walk along it en route to their audiences and are treated to biblical scenes, from the Old Testament and New, as well as botanical motifs in painting and stucco. — ABC News, 24 June 2026 For any uninitiated readers, the title is a reference to the Old Testament’s Book of Leviticus. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 22 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for the Old Testament

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