"biblical" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- The biblical Joseph is in some respects the male counterpart of Ervehe.
- Gertrude muses whether her new son will be like the biblical Joseph and deliver his family from their economic and emotional famine.
- Other suggested origins are Persian (since the earliest surviving texts are in Persian) and Hebrew (a culture with similar tales, such as that of the biblical Joseph) .
- Yossi is a Hebrew given name, usually a short and nickname for Yosef (biblical Joseph).
- It is strung with multicolored drapes of old fabric, so it looks as if the biblical Joseph has strung his coat over it.
- The project originated as a one-man project by Jozef Braekmans from Lier, Belgium, alias "Timbur-Helgi Hermannsson" meaning "carpenter-saint, son of Hermann", a reference to the biblical Joseph.
- There is also a legendary tradition concerning a visit by the biblical Joseph of Arimathea to Cornwall, which in some forms, makes the claim that the boy Jesus accompanied him.
- The biblical Joseph and his father, Jacob, wear flowing robes and hold-that-pose smiles in an 18th-century prayer book from Corfu.
- Historical fact and local lore, however, connect the place to the biblical Joseph and his achievement of feeding Egypt during the seven lean years.
- Although the Nile is visible only for portions of the trip, the train tracks follow a wide irrigation waterway, Bahr Yusuf, named for the biblical Joseph, who saved Egypt from famine.
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