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land of milk and honey |
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land of milk and honey an imaginary place where there is more than enough of everything She came to the United States thinking it was the land of milk and honey. Etymology: from the Bible story in which the Lord promises to bring the Israelites out of Egypt and into a land flowing with milk and honey How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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If wiser counsels do not prevail, Darfur and Ethiopia will pale into insignificance in comparison to the starvation of the Palestinian people in the biblical land of milk and honey that was promised to the children of Abraham. He concludes on an optimistic note, however: "We Canaanites, who invented the alphabet, domesticated animals and developed agriculture, and made this arid land into a land of milk and honey, surely can do this. Hotels in Sinai even serve kosher-for-Passover meals for when the Children of Israel make their annual exodus from the Land of Milk and Honey back into the land of their bondage and suffering. |
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