# old as the hills

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌəʊld əz‿ðə ˈhɪlz/

## Definitions
1. Extremely old.

## Etymology
Possibly a reference to Job 15:7 in the Bible (King James Version; spelling modernized): “Art thou the first man that was born? Or wast thou made before the hills?”

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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