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People/CharactersAhab, son of Omri, King of Israel, 874-853

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Titles	Order
Critical, Experimental and Practical on the Old & New Testaments: Vol. 2; Joshua - Esther by Robert Jamieson	1 Kings 16:29-22:40
The Interpreter's Bible, Vol. 3: Kings, Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Job by George Arthur Buttrick	1 Kings 16:29-22:40

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