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Publishing year: 2014
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In the upcoming Torah reading of Shabbat Chaye Sarah (Genesis 23:1-20), Abraham reveals his need to purchase a burial site for Sarah. The local Hittites, praising him as “the elect of God,” offer “the choicest of our burial places,” the Machpelah cave. Declining their generous gift, Abraham asks them to intercede with ... |
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One aspect of Egypt that many first time visitors often find surprising, if they are attentive, is the number of flower shops scattered about. Many people who ... |
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BOWIE KNIFE. In 1838 Rezin P. Bowie, brother of Alamo hero James Bowie,qqv claimed that he made the first Bowie knife while the Bowies lived in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana. He designed it as a hunting knife and gave it to James for protection after his brother had been shot in a fight. Blacksmith J... |
CSCOPE Path to Sandy Hook
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The American flag with large print stating, "Proud to be an American."A WORD ABOUT SANDY HOOK
by Wade VanCleave
When I went to school in the 1940’s and 50’s we had good schools, good teachers, and plenty of books. Lots of books.
At the beginning of each day, a student spoke o... |
A contrabass is a large European stringed instrument that belongs to the viol family. It produces deep (and very low) notes with a rich sound. It's lowest note is the E string (although this can be lowered even further with the help of a C extension or an additional string) which is the equivilant of the E two octaves ... |
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Biological productivity
The rate at which primary producers in the ecosystem utilize solar energy to produce food for consumption by other organisms. Do not use this term for... |
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