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Page 260 - For the Lord •will pass through to smite the Egyptians ; and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts...
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| Title | Rudimentary dictionary of terms used in architecture [&c.]. Rudimentary dictionary of terms used in architecture [&c.], John Weale |
| Author | John Weale |
| Published | 1850 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 17 Oct 2006 |
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