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... sometimes were locat- ed under a tree or grove of trees . Other ac- coutrements sometimes associated with the bama were hammanim , small incense altars . The high place at Megiddo in Israel is one of the oldest known high places ...
... sometimes were locat- ed under a tree or grove of trees . Other ac- coutrements sometimes associated with the bama were hammanim , small incense altars . The high place at Megiddo in Israel is one of the oldest known high places ...
Page 57
... sometimes fatal . Hip- popotamuses are generally inoffensive but sometimes make unprovoked attacks on small boats , smashing them in their jaws . Their flesh is much esteemed by natives , and their teeth are of good quality ivory . The ...
... sometimes fatal . Hip- popotamuses are generally inoffensive but sometimes make unprovoked attacks on small boats , smashing them in their jaws . Their flesh is much esteemed by natives , and their teeth are of good quality ivory . The ...
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... sometimes balanced on the head of a fish ( or giant sea turtle ) . Sometimes he sits astride the animal . In his right hand , K'uei holds a writing brush to check off the most outstanding scholar can- didates whose names are listed on a ...
... sometimes balanced on the head of a fish ( or giant sea turtle ) . Sometimes he sits astride the animal . In his right hand , K'uei holds a writing brush to check off the most outstanding scholar can- didates whose names are listed on a ...
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