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Genesis 38:26

Genesis 38:26

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acknowledged: Genesis 37:33

She hath: 1 Samuel 24:17; 2 Samuel 24:17; Ezekiel 16:52; Habakkuk 1:13; John 8:9; Romans 3:19

more righteous: Not less to blame, but more righteous, because. Genesis 38:14

And he knew: Genesis 4:1; 2 Samuel 16:22, 2 Samuel 20:3; Job 4:5, Job 34:31-32, Job 40:5; Matthew 3:8; Romans 13:12; Titus 2:11-12; 1 Peter 4:2-3

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