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  • 51PENTATEUCH — 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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  • 52Baptism — This article is about the Christian religious ceremony. For other uses, see Baptism (disambiguation). Baptism of Neophytes by Masaccio, 15th century, Brancacci Chapel, Florence.[ …

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  • 53Lent — Quaresma redirects here. For other uses, see Quaresma (disambiguation). This article is about the observance of Lent in Western Christianity. For Lent in Orthodox Christianity, see Great Lent. For other uses, see Lent (disambiguation). Acolytes… …

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  • 54Great Lent — Orthodox church in the Czech Republic vested in lenten colors. Liturgical year Western …

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  • 55Patriarch Alexius II of Russia — Infobox Patriarch honorific prefix = name = Alexy II patriarch of = honorific suffix = church = Russian Orthodox Church see = Moscow birthname = Aleksei Ridiger enthroned = June 10, 1990 ended = Incumbent predecessor = Patriarch Pimen I successor …

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  • 56Nephilim — For other uses, see Nephilim (disambiguation). The Nephilim (plural) are the offspring of the sons of God and the daughters of men in Genesis 6:4, or giants who inhabit Canaan in Numbers 13:33. A similar word with different vowel sounds is used… …

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  • 57South Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Myths of the popular gods, Vishnu and Shiva, in the Puranas (ancient tales) and the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics, supply material for representational and… …

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  • 58Divine countenance — As depicted by Michelangelo, a version of the Ancient of Days The divine countenance is the face of God. Contents 1 …

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  • 59SUKKOT — (Heb. סֻכּוֹת; booths or tabernacles ), the festival, beginning on the 15th day of Tishre, which commemorates the sukkot in which the Children of Israel dwelt in the wilderness after the Exodus. The festival lasts for seven days, of which the… …

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