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  • 101LABOR — In the Bible and Apocrypha The Bible regards labor as human destiny and an aspect of the order of heaven and earth and all therein. According to Genesis 2:5, a condition of the creation of plant life was the presence of a human being to cultivate …

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  • 102ZEBULUN — (Heb. זְבוּלוּן ,זְבוּלֻן ,זְבֻלוּן), tenth son of Jacob and the sixth born to him by Leah (Gen. 30:19f.). The tribe of Zebulun is named after him. It was divided into three clans: Seredites, Elonites, and Jahleelites (Num. 26:27) after the three …

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  • 103Asmat people — Ethnic group group=Asmat poptime=70,000 est. popplace= Asmat region of Papua Province, Indonesia. Also know as West Papua langs= Five dialects: Casuarina Coast Asmat, Yaosakor Asmat, Central Asmat,North Asmat, Citak rels=Indigenous beliefs,… …

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  • 104War of Ezekiel 38–39 — In the Tanakh or Old Testament, the Hebrew Prophet Ezekiel in the Book of Ezekiel chapters speaks of a specific invasion carried out by a coalition of nations against the Land of Israel. This invasion will be led by an individual referred to as… …

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  • 105Egypt — /ee jipt/, n. 1. Arab Republic of. a republic in NE Africa. 64,791,891; 386,198 sq. mi. (1,000,252 sq. km). Cap.: Cairo. Arabic, Misr. Formerly (1958 71), United Arab Republic. 2. an ancient kingdom in NE Africa: divided into the Nile Delta… …

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  • 106Roman Catholicism — the faith, practice, and system of government of the Roman Catholic Church. [1815 25] * * * Largest single Christian denomination in the world, with some one billion members, or about 18% of the world s population. The Roman Catholic church has… …

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  • 107Southeast Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines. The classical literatures of Southeast Asia can be divided into three major regions: the Sanskrit region of… …

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  • 108German literature — Introduction       German literature comprises the written works of the German speaking peoples of central Europe. It has shared the fate of German politics and history: fragmentation and discontinuity. Germany did not become a modern nation… …

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  • 109The Byzantine Empire —     The Byzantine Empire     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Byzantine Empire     The ancient Roman Empire having been divided into two parts, an Eastern and a Western, the Eastern remained subject to successors of Constantine, whose capital was at …

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  • 110live — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. exist, be alive; abide; subsist, survive. See life, abode. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Active] Syn. energetic, vital, vivid; see active 2 . 2. [Not dead] Syn. aware, conscious, existing; see alive 1 …

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