So, when Q says "Biblical times", could he be alluding to "Israel last"? Found this site:
Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
HISTORY: Biblical Times
https://mfa.gov.il/mfa/aboutisrael/history/pages/history-%20biblical%20times.aspx
It's not referring to every single person existing. It's referring to a body of people united for one cause. The cause unifies them, therefore they go as if they were one man.
God had determined every leader that has and ever will exist, for His own purposes centering around Jesus Christ and the Congregation founded upon Him.