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And their father Israel said unto them: "If it be so now, do
this: take of the choice fruits of the land in your vessels,
and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little
honey, spicery and ladanum, nuts, and almonds". (Genesis,
43:11)
... At dusk ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be
filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the Lord your
God. (Exodus, 16:12)
... [They] brought beds, and basins, and earthen vessels,
and wheat, and barley, and meal, and parched corn, and
beans, and lentils, and parched pulse, and honey, and curd,
and sheep, and cheese of kine, for David, and for the peo-
ple that were with him, to eat ... (2 Samuel, 17:28-29)
Beautiful Places
Splendor and maj es ty are be fore Him; strength and glo ry are
in His house. (Psalms, 96:6)
Otherwise, when you eat and are sat is fied, when you build
fine hous es and set tle down... (Deuteronomy, 8:12)
... How beau ti ful are your tents. (Numbers, 24:5)
Let me go over and see the good land be yond the Jordan—
that fine hill coun try and Lebanon. (Deuteronomy, 3:25)
The pleas ant fields, for the fruit ful vines... for all hous -
es of joy in the joyous city... (Isaiah, 32:12-13)
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