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Yom Kippur feast or fast

Yom Kippur feast or fast YOM KIPPUR: FEAST OR FAST? Rachmiel Frydland According to Jewish tradition and the Talmud (Tractate Ta'anith 26b), Yom Kippur has been one of the great…

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Grave Clothes

Grave Clothes GRAVE CLOTHES Author: Jim Fox Greek - keira = winding sheet Prepatory to burial, the body was washed, amd frequently annointed with spices, then stretched out on a…

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Adoniram Judson

Adoniram Judson Adoniram Judson 1788-1850 Pioneer missionary to Burma. Adoniram Judson was the son of a Congregational minister. He taught himself to read at the age of three, and by…

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Columba

Columba Columba 521-597 Irish missionary. Columba was born in Donegal, Ireland. Very little is known about his early life and education. He studied at Celtic schools, and in 551 was…

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George Campbell Morgan

George Campbell Morgan George Campbell Morgan 1863-1945 G. Campbell Morgan was born in Tetbury, England, the son of a Baptist minister. His home was one of such genuine piety that…

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John Elward Brown

John Elward Brown John Elward Brown 1879-1957 Evangelist, educator, broadcaster, and author. Dr. John E. Brown, founder of the university that bears his name, will be remembered throughout eternity as…

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Lewis Sperry Chafer

Lewis Sperry Chafer Lewis Sperry Chafer 1871-1952 American Bible lecturer and theologian. Lewis Sperry Chafer was born February 27, 1871, at Rock Creek, Ohio. Graduating from Oberlin College in 1892,…

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