Lions are mentioned 5 times in The Old Man and the Sea.
Lions are mentioned 119 times in the Bible.

Here is number 119:

“I wept and wept because no one was found who was worthy to open the scroll or to look inside. Then one of the elders said to me, ‘Do not weep! See the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.” Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing in the center of the throne…”
– Revelation 5:4-6