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Thankful Thursday ~ Power of Prayer
2012-02-02 04:22:00 “And he withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, and knelt down and prayed, saying, ?Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.?” (Luke 22:41-42 ESV ~ emphasis mine) Many times I pray short prayers; prayers for family or friends. I pray throughout the day; ...
By: Sting My Heart
Thankful Thursday ~ Power of His Word
2012-01-26 05:07:00 So shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it. (Isaiah 55:11 ESV) In the month of January we meet up at my friend Laurie’s blog, “Women Taking ...
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Reminder ~ Ephesians Bible Study
2012-01-17 16:53:00 The Bible study on the book of Ephesians, lead by author and speaker Kathy Howard will start tomorrow, January 18th. To find out more about the Bible study, please visit Kathy’s website here. I am very excited about the study. After all, my blog “Grace Alone…” is based on Paul’s letter to the Ephesians . ...
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Thankful Thursday ~ Water
2011-09-15 03:00:00 “For the Lamb in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.” ~ Revelation 7:17 (ESV) On Sunday afternoon my husband and I went out to take some photographs. Since we just went ‘down-town’, ...
By: Sting My Heart
Saints and Scripture
2010-12-18 15:45:00 Fray Juan Bautista Maíno (1581-1649). Paisaje con San Juan Evangelista / Landscape with St John the Evangelist1612 - 1614Oil on canvas74 cm x 163 cmMuseo Nacional del Prado, Madrid After traveling through Italy, and perhaps through northern Europe, Maíno was commissioned by the Dominican Monks to paint the main altarpiece at the Convent of San Pedro Mártir in Toledo. The chosen subject was the Four Pascal Feasts: Christmas, Epiphany, Resurrection and Pentecost. He also painted a number of saints in various landscapes of which the above of St John the Evangelist is but one. It is one of the under estimated and least known works. But perhaps one of his more significant works. Before finishing this commission, the painter entered the Dominican Order. After entering the Order he became the teacher of drawing to the King. However his artistic output diminished to almost nothing In his recent Apostolic Exhortation Verbum Dei Pope Benedict XVI said of the Prologue to St John`s Gospel: "I ...
12 Pearls of Christmas: Jesus Comforts
2009-12-16 12:00:00 How to Cope with Christmas by Stacie Ruth Stoelting Last night, I dreamed that God resurrected my beautiful adopted aunt, Mary Jo Hoffman. But morning renewed my mourning for her: Christmas trees, snow globes, and music greeted my grieving heart. Relate? In previous years, my maternal grandpa (a.k.a. “Papa Ray”) died near Thanksgiving and my adopted “Grandpa ...
By: Sting My Heart
September 2009 Desktop
2009-08-31 03:21:00 September_09 Desktop, originally uploaded by eph2810. Wow – can you believe that September is just around the corner?!? Amazing how fast this year is going. If you like the desktop, click on the photo — it should take you directly to my Flickr page. Personal use only. The material I used for September’s desktop is by ...
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Thankful Thursday ~ Hope
2009-08-13 03:17:00 “But even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor be troubled, but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do ...
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Biblical Childrearing
2009-06-16 15:56:00 1 Kings 2:3 And keep the charge of the LORD your God: to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes, His commandments, His judgments, and His testimonies, as it is written in the Law of Moses, that you may prosper in all that you do and wherever you turn;Anyone who has spent any amount of time studying the Bible for biblical childrearing principles has read Proverbs 22:6 "Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it." I have made a decision to do my best to take heed to this Scripture. Being the parent of going-on-five children, it is really good advice (as all of Scripture is.) Because of my conscious decision to dedicate each of my children to the Lord, and to follow this instruction to the best of my abilities, I am constantly looking for Scripture to share with my children.This morning, when readying myself for my morning Bible study, I prayed to the Lord that He would direct me to Scripture that was relevant to me today. 1 Kings 2:3 was wh...
Why Memorize Scripture?
2009-03-10 17:40:00 “Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, not sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night” (Psalm 1:1-2). Memorizing Scripture makes meditation possible at times ...
By: ThingsHopedFor
Memorizing Scripture with your iPod
2009-02-17 22:27:00 Have you considered using your iPod for Scripture memorization? Blogger B.C. McWhite walks you through the steps for downloading and transferring passages of the ESV to your iPod or any MP3 player: Open another browser tab so that you can refer back to these instructions as you do what I tell you to do. Go to the ESV ...
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Matthias Prospero wrote a new blog post: Bush Answers Kerry`s Scripture Sla
2009-01-22 21:48:00 Matthias Prospero wrote a new blog post: Bush Answers Kerry`s Scripture Slam Without mentioning Democrat presidential hopeful John Forbes Kerry by name, President George Bush today responded to Mr. Kerry`s use of the Bible to attack his "compassionate conservatism." Speaking in a church service Sunday, Mr. Kerry criticized "our present national leadership" by quoting a passage from the New Testament book of James: "The Scriptures say, what ...
Sathya Sai Baba?s literal stories from scripture
2009-01-22 10:18:00 COUNTLESS INDIAN ‘GOD-MEN’ AND GURUS HAVE PRONOUNCED THAT THEY ARE INCARNATIONS OF DEITIES LIKE KRISHNA, RAMA AND MANY OTHERS… BUT SATHYA SAI BABA HAS EXCEEDED THEM ALL IN INCREDIBLE CLAIMS! Sathya Sai Baba always speaks as if most of the events described in the Ramayana, the Mahabharata incl. Bhagavad Gita, and the Srimad Bhagavatha actually ...
Scripture - christiansquoting.org.uk
2008-11-12 23:43:00 The Holy and Inspired Scriptures are sufficient of themselves for the preaching of the Truth. -- Athanasius, Contra Gentiles, I:1Wonderful is the depth of thy words, whose surface is before us, gently leading on the little ones: and yet a wonderful deepness, O my God, a wonderful deepness. It is awe to look into it; even an awfulness of honour, and a trembling of love.... Augustine (345-430), ConfessionsJust as the Holy Spirit came upon the womb of Mary, so He came upon the brain of a Moses, a David, an Isaiah, a Paul, a John and the rest of the writers of the divine library. The power of the Highest overshadowed them, therefore that holy thing which was born of their minds is called the Holy Bible, the word of God. The writing of Luke will, of course, have the vocabulary of Luke and the work of Paul will bear the stamp of Paul s mind. However, this is only in the same manner that the Lord Jesus might have had eyes like his mother s or hair that was the same color and texture as her...
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Elihu Proclaims God?s Majesty
2008-09-14 12:16:00 “At this also my heart trembles and leaps out of its place. Keep listening to the thunder of his voice and the rumbling that comes from his mouth. Under the whole heaven he lets it go, and his lightning to the corners of the earth. After it his voice roars; he thunders with his majestic voice, and he does not restrain the lightnings ...
By: ThingsHopedFor
Good, Clean Godlessness
2008-09-13 20:08:00 Good thoughts from Gary Henry… For when they say, “Peace and safety!” then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape. (1 Thessalonians 5:3) What is the difference between a “godly” life and one that is “godless”? Are the godly those who live “good, clean lives,” and the godless all ...
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Vern Poythress on the Christocentricity of Scripture
2008-09-10 23:43:00 Dr. Vern Poythress of Westminster Seminary is an ardent advocate of Redemptive Historical interpretation. He recently contributed History of Salvation notes for the forthcoming ESV Study Bible. Crossway just released his article, Overview of the Bible: Survey of the History of Salvation, included at the front of the ESV Study Bible. I’d encourage everyone to ...
Don?t Deceive Yourself
2008-09-08 20:35:00 Today’s thought is taken from James 1:22. That’s not hard to understand, is it? Yesterday’s encouragement was to deliberately discipline ourselves to “receive with meekness the implanted word” which is able to save our souls. The warning that follows is natural and logical: once you receive the word, make sure you’re a ...
By: ThingsHopedFor
A Filth-Free Week Of Receiving The Word
2008-09-08 02:13:00 James 1:21 forms an excellent theme verse for the new week, don’t you think? It can be broken down into two parts. Part 1 Whatever you say, whatever you do, wherever you go, put away all of the filth. Don’t wade into it today. Don’t invite it into your life this week. Do whatever ...
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The LORD Answers Job (8)
2008-09-06 05:57:00 “Can you hunt the prey for the lion, or satisfy the appetite of the young lions, when they crouch in their dens or lie in wait in their thicket? Who provides for the raven its prey, when its young ones cry to God for help, and wander about for lack of food?” (Job 38:39-41)
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The LORD Answers Job (5)
2008-09-03 05:00:00 “Who has cleft a channel for the torrents of rain and a way for the thunderbolt, to bring rain on a land where no man is, on the desert in which there is no man, to satisfy the waste and desolate land, and to make the ground sprout with grass? Has the rain a father, or who has begotten the drops of dew? From whose womb did the ice ...
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The LORD Answers Job (4)
2008-08-29 16:00:00 “Where is the way to the dwelling of light, and where is the place of darkness, that you may take it to its territory and that you may discern the paths to its home? You know, for you were born then, and the number of your days is great! Have you entered the storehouses of the snow, or have you seen the storehouses of the hail, which ...
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The LORD Answers Job (3)
2008-08-28 23:14:00 “Have you commanded the morning since your days began, and caused the dawn to know its place, that it might take hold of the skirts of the earth, and the wicked be shaken out of it? It is changed like clay under the seal, and its features stand out like a garment. From the wicked their light is withheld, and their uplifted arm ...
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The LORD Answers Job (2)
2008-08-27 19:31:00 “Or who shut in the sea with doors when it burst out from the womb, when I made clouds its garment and thick darkness its swaddling band, and prescribed limits for it and set bars and doors, and said, ‘Thus you shall come, and no farther, and here shall your proud waves be stayed’?” (Job 38:8-11)
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The LORD Answers Job (1)
2008-08-26 20:43:00 “Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge? Dress for action like a man; I will question you, and you make it known to me. Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding. Who determined its measurements— surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it? On what were its bases sunk, or who laid ...
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Being Good Gifts
2008-08-22 17:22:00 Take a moment to read James 1:16-18. Remind yourself throughout the day of James’ revelation: every good and perfect gift comes from above. Make sure your thanksgiving abounds for what has been provided by the Father of lights. One practical way of expressing your appreciation? Be a “good gift” right back to your Father. ...
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Abusive Christian Husband - Scripture used to Abuse
2008-08-09 22:01:00 When the bible is used to abuse! Scripture used within domestic violence situations....According to five independent sociological studies that were done to see which group was more likely to spiritually abuse their wife's, and the group in which domestic violence towards the wife's were more likely present was (which included people that doesn't follow a faith) Conservative protestant Christians. Its shocking that the studies overwellingly found this to be true! They also found that the group to most likely NOT abuse their wife's was also Conservative protestant Christian men. They found that a close relationship between whom were regularly involved with the church, and those that only attended on occasion were the big factor. This means MOST of the time, but not ALL of the time!They mentioned that the men that took their religion seriously, and spoke and sought to understand scripture were more unlikely to misuse 'submission' and 'headship'. The other group heard those term...
Meditation on Scripture | Understand Your Inmost Thoughts
2008-08-09 20:50:00 ... you should understand your inmost thoughts. - Daniel 2:30 -From Book of Daniel, the Chapter of Prophet Dainel's interpretation of King Nebuchadnezzar?s Dream. Its also an hint of the purpose of dream interpretation in the spiritual context as well as seed of meditation to be witness to our inner most thoughts. To become witness to our self /psyche is common thread in all spiritual tradition, from buddhist practice of mindfulness to christian contemplative tradition to islamic sufi mystic teachings of bearing witness.# Related. dream interpretation in islamic wisdom tradition. In the Company of Friends: Dreamwork Within a Sufi Group. dream | remembrance of unconscious. Quran and meditationPainting: Naomi F. Stone, Falling into the Light.
Not Simply Beneficiaries, But Agents
2008-07-19 05:48:00 In particular, I explore the question of what the church is there for. The point of following Jesus isn’t simply so that we can be sure of going to a better place than this after we die. Our future beyond death is enormously important, but the nature of the Christian hope is such that it ...
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Scripture and the Pope: Part 5
2008-06-05 20:13:00 Here is Part 5 in my debate with Amy on papal infallibility as it is found in Scripture. Also see Parts 1, 2, 3, and 4.Pax Christi,phatcatholic - - - - - - - - - -I apologize ahead of time that most my comments are not backed with Scripture at this point. I have made most of those already in previous posts. While I put little stock in my own opinions as compared to the authority of Scripture, I am responding to the best of my ability from a biblical worldview rather than by book, chapter and verse. I have prayed extensively about this, as I consider truth claims no light matter that can be made without great accountability. (To whom much has been given, much is required.)I do think that the lack of Scriptural support is a deficiency in your argumentation. I mean no offense in this at all, but many of your arguments seem to come from your own ideas of what you would like a verse to mean instead of what the context, the original languages, other Scripture passages, and biblical schola...
Thankful Thursday ~ Time
2008-05-22 03:20:00 “The salvation of the righteous is from the Lord; he is their stronghold in the time of trouble.” ~ Psalm 37:39 (ESV emphasis mine) Yes, I am thankful for time this week …Here is a little more detail: I am thankful that I can come to the Lord at any time of the day or night ...
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Scripture and the Pope: Part 4
2008-05-15 19:48:00 Here is Part 4 in my debate with Amy on papal infallibility as it is found in Scripture. Also see Parts 1, 2, and 3.Pax Christi,phatcatholic- - - - - - - - - -Somewhere between ?Pope? and utter nonsense, is my view of name changes in the Bible. Jesus does not deliver the name change at this point, only makes reference to it. As if he said, ?Peter, just like your name means Rock, upon the Rock of what you just said (You are the Son of God) I will build my kingdom.? Kind of like, ?Amy (cute girl in the profile pic), Just like your name means beloved, so this smart, Phatcatholic guy loves you.?I disagree with you here and I think I can prove why, but I also don't think it's necessary. We may be going on a tangent in debating what or who "this rock" is. My understanding is that the identity of the rock confirms Peter's primacy among the apostles and the unique leadership position that Jesus gave to Peter. But, we're not debating that. Instead, we are debating whether or not Peter (a...
Justification in the Eyes of God
2008-05-15 19:42:00 Ianny01 recently posted the following question at Phatmass: I've been having a back-and-forth email discussion with some Protestant friends of mine and one of them asserts a strange thing about Chapter 2 of the Letter of Saint James. He asserts that the justification that Saint James is talking about is not before God but before men, that this justification does not increase our righteousness before God. Basically that this justification is to show that people have genuine faith to other people. How should I respond to this?Your opponent must believe that the justification in question is before men b/c that is the only way to reconcile James with what he believes about faith and salvation. But, I assert that James most definitely has God's perspective in mind. I will use ch. 2 itself, along with ch. 1 and 3 to prove my point. Let's start with Jas 1.In the first chapter, we read: "Blessed is the man who endures trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of lif...
Alive through the Love of God
2008-05-06 10:39:00 Last night I was moved by a verse in the Book of Mormon, one of our sacred books of scripture. In 2 Nephi, chapter 11, we read that Nephi was anxious to learn from God what his father, Lehi, had seen in a vision about the tree of life. Then, as he pondered in his ...
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Peace of My Heart
2008-05-04 21:01:00 Material Credit: Michelle Pieters; Photography: Me Know that you always can find strength in His Word…Be blessed today and always… Current Mood: Blessed ?
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Scripture and the Pope: Part 3
2008-05-04 15:00:00 Here is Part 3 in my debate with Amy on the authority and infallibility of Peter (and his successors) as it is found in Scripture. Also see Parts 1 and 2.Pax Christi,phatcatholic - - - - - - - - - -Though my digestion of your post is incomplete, and I have no hope of addressing everything you have written, I will do my best to reply. My reply is very incomplete. Thank you, in advance, for putting up with the length of this.The length doesn't bother me at all. I try to be as concise as possible, but sometimes you just have to write a lot in order to defend a position, and I'm okay with that.Some of your post matches up with what I have learned my entire life in studying the Bible.Some things you have written, I hold as truth, the first of them being that,?All things pale in comparison to Jesus.?Second, I also agree with your view that people?s names hold great importance.Good to know.Thirdly, your point on keys and authority pointing back to the Davidic kingdom ("Among these was a ...
A Spiritual Thermometer
2008-05-04 02:34:00 Tomorrow morning, in the first of a three-part Spring Spiritual Checkup, the plan is to take our temperature. Here’s how I’m approaching it. I have childhood memories of my Dad showing the same kind of image, just on one of those slick, new-fangled overhead projectors. His Dad was fond of colorful bedsheets. I’m wondering how ...
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A Crown Of Glory
2008-05-02 16:20:00 Take a moment to read and reflect on Proverbs 16:31. Lots of young people have the tendency to tune out and disrespect those who are older. Let me encourage you to remember this wise statement throughout the day and as you head into the weekend. You’ll see what the wise man referred to ...
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Scripture and the Pope: Part 2
2008-05-02 05:59:00 Here is Part 2 in my debate with Amy on the authority of the pope and the Scriptural witness to this authority. Also see Part 1.Pax Christi,phatcatholic - - - - - - - - - -Thank you for engaging me in this discussion. I know you are busy. I have been praying for you and the cute girl in your profile pic.Thank you!! That means a great deal to me. We certainly need your prayers. You'll be happy to know that my fiancee's name is Amy too!...to the fact that we are both Switchfoot fans, there can be no debate on this.Great!Again we have a point where no contention can be made: The Bible is authoritative because it has been inspired by God (God-breathed). (2 Tim. 3:16, 17)Good to know.Now I have a question: 1)How do you know for sure: "his words are protected from error by a charism of the Holy Spirit given to the Successor of St. Peter."Can you direct me to scripture that supports this?Well, as I'm sure you know, the foundational passage is Mt 16:13-20, where we find a truly amazing c...
Scripture and the Pope: Part 1
2008-04-30 19:19:00 What follows is Part 1 in what I think will be a very fruitful dialogue with Amy, who owns a blog called "The Way I Say." I happened upon her blog because I was looking for a poem about redemption for a presentation on that topic and she just happened to have exactly what I needed. Since then she has made some very helpful comments on my blog and I look forward to our dialogue together.That said, here is her first post to me:First of all, do you like switchfoot, because that is a most important matter to clear up?Do you give as much authority to the Pope's words as you do to scripture?I definitely like Switchfoot! I hope that's ok :DAs for your second question, I don't want to give a simple "Yes" or "No" answer because I'm afraid it might imply things I don't intend. I will say that, when the pope speaks as the Successor of St. Peter, in his role of feeding and tending God's people, on a matter of faith and morals that is to be binding on the whole Church, then his words requi...
What The Highest Hope Will Do [Gary Henry]
2008-04-29 14:47:00 And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure. - 1 John 3:3 - It is our hopes that produce progress in our lives. Both in our outward conduct and our inward character, we are moved to do better than we’ve done in the past by the hope that better things ...
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Biblical Scholars Challenge Pelosi?s ?Scripture? Quote
2008-04-24 03:43:00 Pelosi gets some quick help before the Earth Day declaration Pete Winn - CNSNews.com (click image to enlarge) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is fond of quoting a particular passage of Scripture. The quote, however, does not appear in the Bible and is “fictional,” according to biblical scholars. In her April 22 Earth Day news release, Pelosi said, ...
Gravity: A theory in crisis. Enter Intelligent Falling.
2008-04-15 16:21:00 Evangelical scientists refute gravity with new “Intelligent Falling” Theory. Request for equal time in schools has been made.
It?s Not About Me?It?s About The Gospel
2008-04-11 15:28:00 I am learning the phrase that makes up the title to this post. It’s not about me. It’s about the gospel. The sooner I learn this the more peaceful, healthy, productive, and godly my life will be. For most of my life I have been on a campaign to legitimize and make popular my name. Lets ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "It’s Not About Me…It’s About The Gospel", url: "http://www.twoinstitutions.org-/?p=293" });
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Redeeming The Routine
2008-04-07 15:17:00 I have often come to associate worship as a Sunday morning programmatic event that includes music, instruments, a sermon, offering plates, and a bulletin. Yet, scripture commands that whatever I do, should be done with the mindset of worship (1 Cor. 10:31). This is but one example of a gap that obviously exists ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Redeeming The Routine", url: "http://www.twoinstitutions.org-/?p=289" });
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Bible Rewrite Includes Binge-Drinking Goliath And Sex-Obsessed Adam
2008-03-28 06:20:00 Goliath was a celebrity binge drinker, and Adam was obsessed with Eve’s naked body — according to a retelling of traditional Bible stories by an Anglican vicar.1 The Must Know Stories, written by the Rev Robert Harrison, feature a reworking of the top ten Bible stories, which were chosen in a poll by the Christian charity ...
By: Joie de Vivre
The Religious Humor Contest: What?s the funniest piece of scripture you?ve
2008-03-09 22:32:00 What’s the funniest thing you’ve ever read in the Bible, Qur’an, or any other supposed communication from God endorsed by a current or past world religion/cult? Submit responses in the comment section of this post between now and 11:59 PM on Sunday March 16 (which is, coincidentally, the day after the next international day of protest against the Cult ...
The funniest Bible verse that I have ever read
2008-03-09 21:30:00 I’m currently reading the Bible, Old Testament and New. Working my way through Deuteronomy I nearly broke out laughing when I read this: Duty to a Dead Brother (25.5-10) “If two brothers live on the same propery and one of them dies, leaving no son, then his widow is not to be married to someone outside the ... |
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