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The Christian sacred text containing the Old and New Testaments.
Natural examples
Die Bibel liegt auf dem Tisch neben dem Fenster.
The Bible lies on the table beside the window.
Im Unterricht lasen wir eine kurze Bibelstelle.
In class, we read a short passage from the Bible.
Sie schenkte ihrer Großmutter eine illustrierte Bibel.
She gave her grandmother an illustrated Bible.
Usage note
Bibel is feminine and capitalized. Individual sections are called books of the Bible.
Mini-lesson: Bibel
The Christian sacred text containing the Old and New Testaments. Bibel is feminine and capitalized. Individual sections are called books of the Bible.
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