1 Kings 18:31

2 Kings 17:34; Ephesians 2:20; Ephesians 4:4-6; Exodus 24:4; Ezekiel 37:16-22; Ezekiel 47:13; Ezra 6:17; Genesis 32:28; Genesis 33:20; Genesis 35:10; Isaiah 48:1; Jeremiah 31:1; Joshua 4:20; Joshua 4:3; Joshua 4:4; Revelation 21:12; Revelation 7:4-8

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