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The Holy Bible contains among others: The Book of Esther
See also The Koran or Qur'an
Keywords:
Book, scripture, sacred writings, prophecies, gospels, Christianity, Judaism, New Testament, Old Testament
Description of this motif: Greek "Biblia" means books. The Bible is the Christian church's sacred writings, containing The Old Testament and The New Testament. The Old Testament of the Christian Bible is the Jewish Bible, but also some newer scriptures added by the Christian church.
Example :
Folks say that when Sarah married the Philistine king Abimelech, she said to her husband, "We will call our son Isaac," for that meant in their language: "Folks will laugh." Old Sarah knew human nature. She knew folks' opinions – and they haven't changed since Sarah's time.
Comment on this quote: Cf. Genesis 20 and 26.
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