User:Dauster

Bill Dauster is a lawyer, economist, and speechwriter who has served on United States Senate, White House, and campaign staffs since 1986. Since 2005, he has written and expanded Wikipedia articles on each of the 54 weekly Torah portions. On the Commons, since July 2008, he has uploaded art related to the Hebrew Bible, including the following:

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  The Creation
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  In the Beginning
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  Man Made in the Image of God
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  Adam and Eve naked & not ashamed
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  Adam Is Tempted by Eve
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  Eve gives the fruit
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  The Serpent Beguiled Me
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  Adam and Eve
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  God called to Adam
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  The Rebuke of Adam and Eve
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  God's Curse
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  Adam and Eve Driven Out of Paradise
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  Adam and Eve Driven from Paradise
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  The Expulsion of Adam and Eve
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  Man's Sin, and God's Promise
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  Cain and Abel
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  Cain rises up against his brother
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  Cain and Abel
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  God Took Enoch
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  Earth was corrupt
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  Earth was corrupt
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  God Appears to Noah
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  Building the Ark
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  The Animals Enter the Ark
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  Noah Leading the Animals into the Ark
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  The Deluge
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  It rained upon the Earth
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  It rained upon the Earth
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  Noah Found Grace
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  The Dove Returns to Noah
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  Noah's Sacrifice
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  Noah offered burnt offerings
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  Noah's Drunkenness
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  Tissot Shem, Ham and Japheth
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  Building the Tower of Babel
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  The Lord confounds the languages
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  Who's Speaking in Genesis
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  God's Promises to Abram
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  Abram Called To Be a Blessing
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  Abram and Lot Depart Out of Haran
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  The Caravan of Abram
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  Abram’s Counsel to Sarai
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  The Egyptians Admire Sarai's Beauty
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  Sarai Is Taken to Pharaoh's Palace
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  Abraham Makes the Enemies Flee
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  Abram Rescues Lot
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  Lot and His Family Recalled Home
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  Melchizedec Blesses Abram
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  Melchizedec and Abram
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  Abram Guarding His Sacrifice
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  A Deep Sleep Fell Upon Abram
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  Sarai Sends Hagar Away
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  Hagar and the Angel in the Desert
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  God Renews His Promises to Abraham
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  Abraham Circumcised Ishmael
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  Abraham Entertaining the Angels
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  Abraham Entertaining the Angels
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  Abraham and the Three Angels
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  Abraham Stands by the Three Men
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  Sarah Hears and Laughs
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  The Sodomites are smitten with blindness
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  Lot and his Daughters Flee Sodom
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  An Angel Leads Lot out of Sodom
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  Escape of Lot from Sodom
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  Abraham Sees Sodom in Flames
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  Hagar and Ishmael Cast Out
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  Abraham Casting Out Hagar and Ishmael
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  Abraham Sends Away Hagar
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  Hagar
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  Hagar Sees Water for Ishmael
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  Ishmael
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  Abraham and Isaac
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  Abraham Climbs Mount Moriah
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  Isaac Bears the Wood for His Sacrifice
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  Abraham Going up To Offer Isaac as a Sacrifice.jpg
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  Abraham's Sacrifice
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  Abraham Offers Isaac
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  Abraham, Lay Not Your Hand on the Child
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  Abraham Weighs Silver
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  Abraham’s Servant Swears
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  Rebekah and Eliezer
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  Abraham's Servant Meets Rebecca
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  Rebecca Meets Isaac by the Way
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  Rebekah Comes to Canaan
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  Rebecca Lights Off her Camel
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  Isaac and Ishmael Bury Abraham
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  Birth of Esau and Jacob
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  Birth of Esau and Jacob
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  Jacob Offers a Dish of Lentels to Esau
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  Esau Sells His Birthright for Pottage
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  The Mess of Pottage
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  Isaac, A Lover of Peace
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  Isaac and Abimelech Swear Friendship
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  Esau Going for Venison
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  Jacob and Rebekah
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  Jacob Deceives Isaac
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  Isaac Blesses His Son Jacob
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  Isaac Blessing Jacob
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  Isaac Blesses Jacob
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  Jacob Tricks Isaac
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  Jacob's Ladder
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  Jacob at Bethel
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  Jacob’s Ladder
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  Jacob’s Ladder
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  Jacob's Dream
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  Jacob’s Vision and God’s Promise
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  Jacob and Rachel at the Well
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  Jacob and Rachel at the Well
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  Jacob Talks with Laban
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  A Shepherd
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  Rachel and Leah
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  Jacob Flees Laban
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  Jacob Flees Laban
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  The Heap of Witnesses
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  Laban and Jacob Make a Covenant Together
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  Jacob Wrestles with an Angel
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  Jacob Wrestles with an Angel
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  Jacob Sees Esau Coming to Meet Him
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  Jacob
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  The Reconciliation of Jacob and Esau
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  The Reconciliation of Jacob and Esau
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  Esau Kisses Jacob
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  The Meeting of Esau and Jacob
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  Jacob Meets His Brother Esau
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  Simeon and Levi slay the Shechemites
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  Joseph’s Dream
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  Joseph Recounting His Dreams
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  Joseph Reveals His Dream to His Brethren
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  Joseph's Brothers Raise Him from the Pit in Order To Sell Him
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  Joseph Sold by His Brothers
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  Joseph Sold by His Brethren to the Ishmaelites
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  Joseph Sold into Egypt
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  Jacob's Sons Selling Their Brother Joseph
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  Joseph Sold by His Brothers
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  Joseph's Brothers Show Jacob His Coat
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  Jacob's Sons Show Jacob Joseph's Coat
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  Jacob Mourns His Son Joseph
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  Judah Gives his Pledge to Tamar
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  Joseph and Potiphar's Wife
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  Joseph and Potiphar's Wife
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  Joseph Tempted to Whoredom
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  Joseph Imprisoned
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  Joseph Faithful in Prison
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  Joseph Interprets the Butler's and the Baker's Dreams
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  Joseph Interprets the Dreams While in Prison
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  Joseph Interprets the Prisoners' Dreams
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  Pharaoh's Dreams
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  Joseph Interprets Pharaoh's Dream
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  Joseph Explains the King's Dreams
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  Joseph Explains Pharaoh's Dream
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  Joseph Riding in a Chariot
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  The Glory of Joseph
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  Joseph as Viceroy
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  Joseph Rides in a Chariot
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  Joseph's Brothers Found the Money
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  The Cup Found
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  Joseph's Cup Is Found in Benjamin's Sack
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  Joseph Converses with Judah, His Brother
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  Joseph Recognized by His Brothers
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  Joseph Forgives His Brothers
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  Joseph Makes Himself Known to His Brethren
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  Joseph Makes Himself Known to His Brethren
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  Joseph Kissing His Brother Benjamin
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  Joseph Gives Gifts to His Brethren
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  Joseph Kisses Jacob
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  Joseph and His Brethren Welcomed by Pharaoh
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  Joseph Overseer of the Pharoahs Granaries
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  Joseph Dwells in Egypt
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  Jacob, Ephraim, and Manasseh
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  Jacob Blessing Ephraim and Manasseh
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  Jacob Blesses Joseph's Sons
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  Jacob Blessing Joseph and His Sons
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  Jacob Blesses His Sons
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  Jacob Blessing His Sons
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  Jacob Blesses His Sons
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  Jacob and His Sons
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  Jacob's Body Is Taken to Canaan
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  Jacob's Body Carried into Canaan To Be Buried
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  Joseph and His Brothers Carry Jacob To Be Buried
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  Burying the Body of Joseph
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  Pharaoh Notes the Importance of the Jewish People
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  The Egyptians Afflicted the Israelites
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  The Israelites' Cruel Bondage in Egypt
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  Pharaoh and the Midwives
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  Pharaoh and the Midwives
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  Jocheved, Miriam, and Moses
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  Moses Laid Amid the Flags
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  Moses in the Bulrushes
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  Moses Floating on the Water
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  Pharaoh's Daughter Has Moses Brought to Her
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  The Childhood of Moses
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  The King's Daughter Sees a Basket
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  Moses Drawn out of the Water
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  Pharaoh's Daughter Receives the Mother of Moses
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  Moses Before Pharaoh's Daughter
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  Moses Trampling on Pharaoh’s Crown
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  Moses Slays an Egyptian
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  Jethro and Moses
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  The Call of Moses
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  Moses and the Burning Bush
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  Moses Sees Burning Bush
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  The Lord Appears to Moses in a Burning Bush
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  Moses' Rod Turned into a Serpent
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  Moses and Aaron Speak to the People
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  Moses Speaks to Pharaoh
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  Aaron's Rod Changed to a Serpe
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  The Rods Turned into Serpents
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  Aaron's Rod Changed into a Serpent
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  The Rod of Aaron Devours the Other Rods
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  Water Is Changed into Blood
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  The Plague of Frogs
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  The Plague of Flies
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  The Plague of Hail
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  The Plague of Locusts
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  The Plague of Locusts
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  The Signs on the Door
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  Passover
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  The Israelites Eat the Passover
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  The Angel of Death and the First Passover
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  Death of the Firstborn
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  The Egyptian Firstborn Destroyed
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  The Death of the Firstborn
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  Pharaoh and His Dead Son
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  The Egyptians Urging Moses To Depart
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  Ornaments of Egyptian Women
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  Egyptian necklaces
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  ‎Egyptian Armlets
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  The Exodus
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  God led them by a pillar of cloud
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  Pharaoh Pursues the Israelites
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  The Waters Are Divided
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  Israel's Escape from Egypt
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  Passage through the Red Sea
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  crossing the Red Sea
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  The Water Came on Pharaoh and His Soldiers
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  Pharaoh's Army Engulfed by the Red Sea
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  The Destruction of Pharaoh's Army
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  The Egyptians Are Destroyed
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  Pharaoh and His Host Drowned in the Red Sea
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  Pharaoh and His Host Drowned in the Red Sea
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  Miriam and the Israelites Rejoicing
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  The Songs of Joy
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  The Water of Marah
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  The Gathering of the Manna
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  The Israelites Gather Manna in the Wilderness
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  The Israelites Gather Manna in the Wilderness
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  The Giving of Quail
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  The Quail and Her Young Ones
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  Moses Strikes the Rock
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  Moses Striking the Rock in Horeb
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  Moses Striking the Rock
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  Moses Brings Water Out of the Rock
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  Moses Brings Forth Water out of the Rock
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  Moses Has Struck the Rock
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  Victory O Lord
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  Moses on the Mountain
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  Moses Holding Up His Rod
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  The Battle Between the Israelites and Amalekites
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  Jethro's Visit
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  Moses Forbids the People to Follow Him
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  The Promulgation of the Law in Mount Sinai
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  The Promulgation of the Law in Mount Sinai
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  The Ten Commandments
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  Honor Your Father and Your Mother
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  Honor Your Father and Your Mother
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  Moses Receiving the Tablets of the Law
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  Moses Receives the Law
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  Moses Repeats the Commandments
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  Cities of Refuge
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  The City of Refuge
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  Fleeing to the City of Refuge
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  Passover
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  The Covenant Confirmed
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  Moses and the Elders See God
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  Offering Up a Burnt Sacrifice to God
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  The Ark of the Covenant
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  The Table of Shew-Bread, Ark, and Golden Candlestick
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  Things To Go into the Tabernacle
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  The Golden Lamp or Menorah
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  Menorah
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  The Golden Candlestick
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  The Golden Altar
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  The Altar of Incense
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  The Altar of Sacrifice
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  Altar of Incense, Altar of Burnt-Offering, and Laver
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  The Molten Sea
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  The High Priest in Full Dress
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  The High Priest
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  The High Priest
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  Priest High Priest Levite
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  Priests of the Tabernacle
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  The High Priest’s Breast Plate
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  Articles of the Tabernacle and Temple
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  Bezalel
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  The Tailor
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  Apis Calf Idol
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  The Worship of the Golden Calf
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  The Golden Calf
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  Worshiping the Golden Calf
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  The Golden Calf
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  The Golden Calf
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  Praying to a Golden Idol
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  The Ten Commandments
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  Moses and Joshua Bearing the Law
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  Moses Destroys the Tables of the Ten Commandments
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  Moses Throws the Tablet of Stone
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  Moses and the Ten Commandments
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  Moses Radiant
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  Moses with the Two New Tables
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  The Erection of the Tabernacle
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  The Erection of the Tabernacle
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  The Erection of the Tabernacle
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  Setting Up the Tabernacle
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  The Tabernacle
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  The Tabernacle
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  The Southeast View of the Tabernacle
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  The Tabernacle
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  The Golden Lamp-Bearer
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  Furniture of the Tabernacle
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  The Tabernacle in the Wilderness
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  The Shekinah Glory Enters the Tabernacle
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  Aaron in the Tabernacle
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  The Holy Place
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  The Holy of Holies
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  The Holy of Holies
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  The Mercy Seat
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  The Ark and the Mercy Seat
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  High Priest Offering Sacrifice of a Goat
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  High Priest Offering Incense on the Altar
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  National Sin Offering
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  Moses Consecrates Aaron
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  Consecration of Aaron and His Sons
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  Aaron's first offering
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  The Two Priests Are Destroyed
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  Aaron's Sons, Nadab and Abihu, Destroyed by Fire
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  Nadab and Abihu Consumed by Fire from the Lord
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  The Sin of Nadab and Abihu
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  The Death of Nadab and Abihu
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  The Death of Nadab and Abihu
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  The Dead Bodies Carried Away
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  Moses
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  The Poor Widow's Offering
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  Let go the living bird
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  Sending Out the Scapegoat
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  The Scape Goat
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  Offering to Molech
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  Gleaners
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  Carrying Branches To Make Booths
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  The Blasphemer Stoned
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  The Blasphemer
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  The Blasphemer
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  The Year of Jubilee
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  The Numbering of the Israelites
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  God the Father with His Right Hand Raised in Blessing
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  Feast of Trumpets
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  Trumpets
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  Blowing the Trumpet at the Feast of the New Moon
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  A Plague Inflicted on Israel While Eating the Quails
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  Miriam and Aaron complain against Moses
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  Moses Prays for Miriam To Be Healed
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  Miriam Shut Out from the Camp
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  The Spies Showing the Fertility of Canaan
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  Return of the Spies From the Land of Promise
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  The Spies Return from Canaan Carrying a Large Bunch of Grapes
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  The Spies Return
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  The Grapes of Canaan
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  Joshua and Caleb
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  Moses and the Messengers from Canaan
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  The Spies Return from Canaan
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  Carrying a Bunch of Grapes from Canaan
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  Moses and the Carriers of Grapes
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  Israelites with Grapes
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  The Two Reports of the Spies
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  The Sabbath-Breaker Stoned
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  Joshua Saved
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  Israel Driven Back into the Desert
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  The Fire of Atonement
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  Destruction of Korah Dathan and Abiram
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  Death of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram
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  Datan and Abiram Devoured by the Earth
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  The Wicked Being Swallowed Up in the Ground
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  Aarons Rod that Budded
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  Aaron’s Rod Budding
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  Aaron's Rod Has Sprouted
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  Aaron's Flowering Rod
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  Aaron's Rod Budded and Blossomed
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  Ark of the Covenant
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  Aaron's Flowering Rod
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  Aaron's Rod in Bloom
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  Aaron's Rod Blossoms
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  Serpent of Brass Raised by Moses in the Desert
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  The Brazen Serpent
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  The Brazen Serpent
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  Moses Fixes the Brazen Serpent on a Pole
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  The Brazen Serpent
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  Moses Pointing to a Great Snake
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  Priestly Duties
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  The Conquest of the Amorites
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  Og's Bed
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  Moses Smites the Rock in the Desert
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  The Death of Aaron
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  Balaam Receiving Balak’s Messengers
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  Balaam and the Angel
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  Balaam and the Ass
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  An Angel Met Balaam
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  Balaam Blessing the Israelites
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  Moab Leads Israel into Sin
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  Five Kings of Midian Slain by Israel
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  The Women of Midian Led Captive
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  The Oblation Out of the Spoils of the Midianites
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  The Daughters of Zelophehad
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  The Daughters of Zelophehad
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  Reuben and Gad Ask for Land
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  Journeys of the Israelites
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  Encampment of Israelites, Mount Sinai
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  Mount Sinai
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  Moses Pleading with Israel
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  Moses Speaks to Israel
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  Moses Promulgates the Law
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  Teach your children
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  Tie them as symbols on your hands
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  Charity
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  Offering of First Fruits
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  Offerings of Thanksgiving
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  Valley in Sinai
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  Moses Speaks to the Children of Israel
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  They shall show you the sentence
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  If any man hate his neighbor
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  And when you come near to battle
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  You shall not muzzle the ox
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  Moses Blesses Joshua Before the High Priest
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  Moses Appoints Joshua
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  Moses Names Joshua To Succeed Him
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  Moses and Joshua in the Tabernacle
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  Joshua Is Selected To Take Moses' Place
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  A Land Flowing with Milk and Honey
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  Ebal and Gerizim
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  Eastern Hand Mill
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  Women Grinding with a Hand Mill
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  Moses Views the Promised Land
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  Moses Sees the Promised Land from Afar
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  Moses Viewing the Promised Land
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  Moses Views the Promised Land
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  Moses Shown the Promised Land
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  The Testament and Death of Moses
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  The Death of Moses
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  The Death of Moses
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  The Death of Moses
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  The Israelites Mourn for Moses
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  Israel Enters the Promised Land
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  The Israelites Pass the River Jordan
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  The Ark Passes Over the Jordan
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  The Harlot of Jericho and the Two Spies
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  Rahab Helping the Two Israelite Spies
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  The Two Israelites Letting Themselves Down
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  The Flight of the Spies
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  The Seven Trumpets of Jericho
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  The Fall of Jericho
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  The Taking of Jericho
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  The Capture of Jericho
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  Joshua and Caleb
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  Joshua Renewing the Covenant
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  Joshua’s Parting Advice
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  Deborah Beneath the Palm Tree
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  Jael Smote Sisera, and Slew Him
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  Jael Shows to Barak, Sisera Lying Dead
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  Gideon and His 300
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  Jephthah's Daughter
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  Samson Slays a Thousand Men
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  Ruth's Wise Choice
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  The Boy Samuel
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  Saul Tries To Kill David
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  Saul Rejected as King
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  The Ark Brought to Jerusalem
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  David Danced Before the Lord
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  Michal Watching David
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  David King Over All Israel
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  Nathan Rebukes David
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  David's Joy Over Forgiveness
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  David's Grief Over Absolom
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  David's Love for God's House
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  David's Dying Charge to Solomon
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  Solomon's Wealth and Wisdom
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  The Wisdom of Solomon
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  Solomon's Sin
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  Solomon and the Plan for the Temple
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  Solomon Dedicates the Temple at Jerusalem
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  King Solomon
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  Plan of Solomon's Temple
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  The Sanhedrin in Solomon's Temple
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  A King and His People Caring for God's House
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  Elijah and the Angel
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  Baalites
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  Elijah and the Chariot
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  Elisha at Dothan
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  The lepers went into one tent
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  The four lepers
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  Jeroboam's Idolatry
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  Obadiah
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  Joel
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  Jonah
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  Amos
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  Micah
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  Habakkuk
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  Manasseh's Sin and Repentance
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  Jehoiakim Burns the Word of God
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  Isaiah
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  Isaiah
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  Despair of the Defenders of Jerusalem
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  Israelites Carried Captive
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  The Captivity of Judah
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  The Flight of the Prisoners
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  The Chaldees Destroy the Brazen Sea
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  Ezekiel
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  Haggai
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  Daniel in the Lions’ Den
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  Daniel Interpreting the Writing on the Wall
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  Esther before Ahasuerus
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  Esther and Mordecai
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  The Jews Return to Jerusalem
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  Building the Wall of Jerusalem
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  Malachi
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  Zechariah
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  Philo
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  Rashi
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  Maimonides
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  Ramhal
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  The Search for Leavening
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  The Passover Seder of the Portuguese Jews
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  The Sounding of the Shofar on Rosh Hashanah
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  Sephardic Jews Observe Hoshanah Rabbah
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  Day of Atonement
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  Matthew Poole
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  GuntherPlaut
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  Shmuel Herzfeld
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  Shmuel Herzfeld
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  James Kugel