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457:took away (
235:Koine Greek
225:11 verses.
150:Sheshbazzar
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1535:Zerubbabel
1460:Artaxerxes
704:10 January
546:References
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481:Mithredath
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139:Chronicler
1530:Zechariah
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1450:Ahasuerus
1424:Jerusalem
504:Isaiah 45
500:Isaiah 44
476:Jerusalem
213:1:55ā2:5.
112:Christian
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522:Notes
492:Bible
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1254:2019
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