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patriarchs
- In the Old Testament , the âfounding fathersâ of the Israelites : Abraham and Isaac , Jacob , and the sons of Jacob. ( See Joseph and his brothers .)
Example Sentences
Pennington, for example, characterized slavery as âan institution of the dark ageâ while critiquing the âmonarchs, patriarchs, and prophets of the South.â
Trump and Vance offer a grim and unappealing vision of gender relations, one where women are shuffling servants under the watchful eye of dour patriarchs.
Bartholomew I is regarded as the âfirst among equalsâ among patriarchs in Eastern Orthodoxy and the spiritual leader of the worldâs Orthodox Christians.
Care for the environment has been a priority for Francis, and presidents and patriarchs alike have welcomed his moral leadership on the issue.
The patriarchsâ statement made no explicit mention of the Hamas attack, restating in general terms its condemnation of any act that targets civilians.
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