stolen: Genesis 37:28; Exodus 21:16; Deuteronomy 24:7; 1 Timothy 1:10
the Hebrews: Genesis 14:13, Genesis 41:12
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Genesis 40:15
Genesis 40:15
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I. THE PRISONERS AND THEIR ATTENDANT.
1. The prisoners.
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