Who was put to death by a plague? What's the shortest verse? 446 pages of Bible prize questions, enigmas and curiosities that Victorian Sunday schools competed over.

Ing of Solomon's Temple, 487 Years

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Ing of Solomon's Temple, 487 Years

A.M. B.C. 2513 1491 Miraculous passage of the Red sea by the Israelites 2514 1490 The law delivered on Sinai Exod. 14:15. " 19-40. 2552…

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