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.

Key to Enigma No. 11.-Genesis-Numbera

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Key to Enigma No. 11.-Genesis-Numbera

1. G-ideo-n. .... ............ ............ 2. E-sau. 3. N-ahu-m........ 5. E-lia-b. 5. S-alom-e. 6. I-zha-r. 7. S-osthene-s. .Judges vii…

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