family Bible
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of family Bible
First recorded in 1775–85
Example Sentences
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Jones is equally adept at the delicate prose, as in this description of a well-worn family Bible: “The paper, thin as butterfly wings, was heavy with wisdom.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026
One of the only things he was able to salvage from his home was his family Bible, and inside he discovered his birth certificate, so at least now he has an ID.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2021
A great-uncle shared with him a family Bible that had belonged to his own great-grandmother, who was born into slavery in 1865, just before Emancipation.
From New York Times ● Feb. 26, 2021
In fact, three were used in the swearing-in ceremonies – Kamala Harris used both Thurgood Marshall's and one belonging to a friend; Joseph Biden used a 128-year-old family Bible.
From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2021
Ma resigned, Grandpa stoic, clasping the family Bible.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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