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107 Cards in this Set
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song of solomon
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this book demonstrates the joy of making love
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song of solomon
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this book does not mention the name of God
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women
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these people cannot be trusted
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ecclesiastes
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circular, seasonal view of everything
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meaningless
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vanity is translated better as this
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ecclesiastes
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read on third day of feast of tabernacles
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ecclesiastes
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this book is almost epicurean
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ecclesiastes
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this book uses reason, not divine revelation
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folly
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perceived as a woman trying to lead a man astray
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wisdom
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viewed as a proper woman
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wisdom
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the fear of Yahweh is the beginning of this
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Psalm 23
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most famous thanksgiving psalm
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parallelisms
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hebrew poetry built on this
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job is happier than ever before
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job is given much; dr early is disturbed for what reason?
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elihu
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friend of job not condemned by God
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eliphaz, bildad, zophar
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friends of job
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job
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poem concerning the problem of theodicy
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theodicy
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why bad things happen to good people
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job
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edomite story adopted by israelites
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job
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man from the land of uz
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job
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probably the oldest book in the bible
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haman
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bad guy of the book of esther
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mordecai
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esther's cousin; the good guy of the book of esther
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queen vashti
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wife of xerxes; will not perform for guests
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xerxes
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king in the book of esther
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esther
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biblical book read at the feast of purim
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esther
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this book does not mention yahweh b/c jews must be able to take care of themselves
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tobiah
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bad guy who moves into the temple while nehemiah is away
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52 days
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amount of time taken to rebuild the walls of jerusalem
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sanballat, tobiah, geshem
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bad guys in nehemiah
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nehemiah
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persian court official and royal cupbearer; named governor of country
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nehemiah
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only autobiography in the old testament
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targum
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aramaic translation of hebrew
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ezra
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known as the architect of judaism
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pharisees
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trace their roots to ezra
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ezra
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biblical book with large sections written in aramaic
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cyrus the great
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king that allows the jews to return home
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david
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moves the ark of the covenant to jerusalem
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judgment against saul
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blamed on his use of the witch of endor
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josiah
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8 year old king who ordered temple repairs and covenant renewal
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elisha
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prophet who performs many miracles (bear story, resurrection, cured leprosy, blinded syrian army)
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elisha
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replaced elijah
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elijah
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first great prophet who had a showdown at mt carmel with baal
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ahab
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jezebel's husband and bad guy of 1st kings
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jezebel
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ahab's wife and bad girl of 1st kings
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jeroboam
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king of israel who advocated worship of golden calves (apostate)
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rehoboam
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solomon's son who overtaxed north and split country into judah and israel
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achievements of solomon
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temple, wisdom, extended borders of israel farther than any other king
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problems left by solomon
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israelites used as slave labor, heavy taxes, polytheism, foreign wives
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solomon's building projects
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temple, house of forest of lebanon, hall of pillars, hall of the throne, his own home, house of egyptian wife
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bathsheba's role
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convinces david to choose solomon
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solomon chosen as king by david
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this is verified by nathan
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solomon's temple
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most prominent location in 1st kings
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accomplishment's of david's monarchy
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jerusalem becomes capital and nation is centralized; ark of covenant brought to jerusalem; jesus included in lineage
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absalom
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half sister is raped; this person avenges rape; leads rebellion against david and is killed
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davidic covenant
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david's line will endure; monarch direct descendant of david
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jerusalem
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jebusite city named capital of israel
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abner
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takes woman from saul's harem for wife, sues for peace with david
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ishbosheth
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murdered, head presented to david
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hebron
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david is crowned king at this location
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reign of saul
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calls men to battle in manner of judges, no capital city, no standing army, no infrastructure for israel
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saul and witch of endor
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samuel no longer around, saul needs prophet, conjures samuel who tells saul he will die
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david and nabal
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abigail apologizes for husband's behavior and gives david supplies
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david
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harp player for saul
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meaning of anointing
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nothing to do with actually being God; set aside for the service of God
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saul
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first king of israel to be like other nations; to unify and survive
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hannah
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barren woman who was blessed by eli and gave birth to samuel
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saul
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king who acts like a judge
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samuel
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israel's last name in judge
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boaz and ruth
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david is their great grand child
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marriage of boaz and ruth
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has to acquire wife from closest relative at the city gate
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marriage proposal of ruth
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lays down and uncovers boaz's feet
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ruth 1:16
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said by ruth to naomi "i will go where you go"
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ruth
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biblical book set in the period of judges
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near destruction of benjamin
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rape of priest's daughter, tribe will not turn over rapist, holy war declared, women given to repopulate
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hiring a levite
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micah stole silver, returns it, makes an idol, gets blessing thinking it will please God
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samson
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judge that is microcosm of israel
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jephthah
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promised to sacrifice first thing that ran out of his house, daughter, kept promise
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gideon
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midianite oppressors, proof from God, reduces army to show God's glory
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deborah
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jabin is enemy, prophetic message to barak, accompanied men into battle, wrote oldest song of bible
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ehud
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left handed benjamite who killed fat king eglon
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pattern of judges
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israel turns from yahweh, enemy threatens, calls upon God, God delivers, Israel turns again
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charisma or spirit
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judges filled with this from God
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defeat at ai
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object taken from jericho against law of holy war, corporate punishment, tiny village defeats israel
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rahab
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prostitute who helped israelite spies in jericho
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philistines
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perpetual enemy of israel
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tabernacle
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single place of worship
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covenant code
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love of God is fear and obedience
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deuteronomy
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biblical book that's really a huge sermon
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holy war
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complete destruction of enemy, his property and animals; no pillaging
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developing of hierarchy
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set up around tabernacle; inner ring, tribes, non hebrews; demonstrates closeness to God
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sabbatical year
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crop rotation to regenerate land
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jubilee year
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land returns to original owner, slaves set free, rarely observed
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calendar of holy days
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passover, weeks, trumpets, atonement, booths
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passover
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exodus
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weeks
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wheat harvest
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trumpets
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God's revelation at sinai
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atonement
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sin
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booths
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wilderness wanderings
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sex code
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homosexuality and bestiality forbidden
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motherhood code
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boy born-unclean 40 days; girl born-unclean 80 days
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types of offerings
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whole burnt, peace, purification, reparation
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burnt offering
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various sin offering
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peace
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wellbeing offering
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purification
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sin offering
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reparation
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guilt offering
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leviticus
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attempt to remain spiritually clean in order to be near a Holy God
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