the children: Genesis 25:6; Job 1:3; Daniel 1:20, Daniel 4:7, Daniel 5:11-12; Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:16
the wisdom of Egypt: Isaiah 19:11-12; Acts 7:22
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1 Kings 4:30
1 Kings 4:30
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