the wise: Jeremiah 10:7; Daniel 2:2, Daniel 2:12, Daniel 2:27, Daniel 4:6-7, Daniel 5:7; Matthew 2:1
knew: 1 Chronicles 12:32; Matthew 16:3
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Esther 1:13
Esther 1:13
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