original group of countries which recognize the Queen as their sovereign. The dictionary follows this line of thought by giving as its first modern definition, “A state or monarchy the head of which is a king; dominion; realm.” The second meaning of a kingdom is the people belonging to a given realm. The Kingdom of Great Britain may be thought of as the citizens over whom the Queen exercises her rule, the subjects of her kingdom. The exclusive application of either of these two ideas to the Biblical
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