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Book Title: Trials of Abraham : the Making of a National Patriarch
Item Length: 9in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Martin Sicker
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Judaism / History, Judaism / Talmud
Publisher: iUniverse, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2004
Genre: Religion
Item Weight: 15.7 Oz
Number of Pages: 296 Pages
