saw: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 6:2, Genesis 24:3, Genesis 34:2; Judges 14:2, Judges 16:1; 2 Samuel 11:2; 2 Corinthians 6:14
Shuah: Genesis 46:12; 1 Chronicles 2:3, Shua
took: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 24:3
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Genesis 38:2
Genesis 38:2
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