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  • 41PENTATEUCH — This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction definition outline contents and structure the primeval history the patriarchs the exodus Sinai/Horeb Covenant and Laws the journey Moses Farewell the authors doublets and… …

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  • 42pair — pairwise, adv. /pair/, n., pl. pairs, pair, v. n. 1. two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together: a pair of gloves; a pair of earrings. 2. something consisting of or regarded as having two parts or pieces… …

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  • 43Horses in warfare — War horse redirects here. For other uses, see War horse (disambiguation). A modern day joust at a …

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  • 44biblical literature — Introduction       four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha.       The Old… …

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  • 45HISTORY — For Prehistory see archaeology ; for Biblical and Second Temple periods, see history . Destruction of the Second Temple until the Arab Conquest (70–640 C.E.) THE EFFECTS OF THE WAR OF 66–70 C.E. The Jewish war against the Romans, which lasted… …

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  • 46Breeching (tack) — Breeching (PronEng|ˈbrɪtʃɨŋ, britching ) is a strap around a draft, pack or riding animal s haunches. Both under saddle and in harness, breeching engages when an animal slows down or travels downhill and is either used for braking or to stabilize …

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  • 47draft animal — an animal used for pulling heavy loads. * * *  any domesticated animal used in drawing heavy loads. Draft animals were in common use in Mesopotamia before 3000 BC for farm work and for pulling wheeled vehicles. Their use spread to the rest of the …

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  • 48Mesopotamia, history of — ▪ historical region, Asia Introduction  history of the region in southwestern Asia where the world s earliest civilization developed. The name comes from a Greek word meaning “between rivers,” referring to the land between the Tigris and… …

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  • 49Italy — • In ancient times Italy had several other names: it was called Saturnia, in honour of Saturn; Enotria, wine producing land; Ausonia, land of the Ausonians; Hesperia, land to the west (of Greece); Tyrrhenia, etc. The name Italy, which seems to… …

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  • 50pair — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. couple, duo, brace; mates; two of a kind. v. match, mate, couple, suit, unite. See numeration, similarity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. couple, mates, two, two of a kind, duo, twosome, combination, combo* …

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