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  • noun Plural form of Jubilee.

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Examples

  • The Book of the Jubilees is the narrative of Genesis amplified and embellished by a Jew of the

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913

  • That's also the idea behind Jubilee 2000, which takes its name from the Old Testament's call for debt forgiveness at "Jubilees" every 49 years.

    Is It Payback Time? 2008

  • "Jubilees") at the Boston Theatre, prior to his going to New York to reside, Mr. Lewis appeared in a selected orchestra, and contributed not a little to the success of that interesting occasion.

    Music and Some Highly Musical People James M. Trotter 1867

  • The author of the nonbiblical Book of Jubilees, a Jew who wrote around the year 200 BCE, retold much of the book of Genesis in his own words, with more than a few of his own additions.

    In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011

  • But every once in a while—at Royal Weddings and Jubilees for example—we surprise ourselves by just how strongly we feel about this country.

    For Locals, Wedding Is an Invitation to Party David Enrich 2011

  • As a result Books like the book of Jubilees and the book of Mary were considered apocryphal while Paul (who never met Jesus) was considered more politically acceptable and included.

    On Same-Sex Couples and Catfish Derbies 2009

  • As a result Books like the book of Jubilees and the book of Mary were considered apocryphal while Paul (who never met Jesus) was considered more politically acceptable and included.

    On Same-Sex Couples and Catfish Derbies 2009

  • Mosollamus the Jew may not have been afraid of omens, and the author of Jubilees may have had Abraham put his faith in the one true God and shrugged off astrological signs as bunk.

    In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011

  • The author of the nonbiblical Book of Jubilees, a Jew who wrote around the year 200 BCE, retold much of the book of Genesis in his own words, with more than a few of his own additions.

    In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011

  • Mosollamus the Jew may not have been afraid of omens, and the author of Jubilees may have had Abraham put his faith in the one true God and shrugged off astrological signs as bunk.

    In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011

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