This
table lists individuals who receive communication from God and who
are sent by Him on a mission to relay that message to the people of
Israel, to kings or even to other nations. The personalities in this
chart are listed in order of appearance in תנ "ך .
Numbers next to the kings' names refer to the listings in the chart
of Biblical Leaders.
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Name
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Mission and Message
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Kings the נביא advises
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Sources
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א .
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מֹשֶׁה
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Leads Israel out of Egypt and through the desert
for 40 years. Receives the Torah from God and teaches it to the
nation.
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-
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שמות - דברים
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ב .
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שְׁמוּאֵל
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Confirms to עלי the downfall of his family, judges the nation, leads
בני ישראל in
banning idolatry, anoints שאול and דוד .
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שאול (19),
דוד (20)
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שמואל א א -כד
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ג .
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גָּד
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Instructs דוד to return to יהודה from מואב .
Counsels דוד on
how to end the dying when the land is struck with a plague.
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דוד (20)
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שמואל א כב , שמואל ב כד
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ד .
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נָתָן
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Messenger of God to דוד :
informs the king that he will not build a Temple; rebukes דוד for the בת -שבע affair; persuades דוד to appoint שלמה his successor.
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דוד (20)
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שמואל ב ז , יב ,
מלכים א א
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ה .
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אֲחִיָּה הַשִּׁילֹֹנִי
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Appoints ירבעם king of Israel; later warns that the family is
doomed.
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ירבעם (23)
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מלכים א יא
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ו .
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שְׁמַעְיָה
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Warns רחבעם not to start a civil war when the tribes split from
יהודה .
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רחבעם (22)
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מלכים א יב
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ז .
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יֵהוּא
בֶּן חֲנָנִי
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Rebukes יהושפט for his alliance with אחאב .
Warns בעשא that
his family will be destroyed due to his idolatry.
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יהושפט (32),
בעשא (27)
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מלכים א טז
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ח .
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אֵלִיָּהוּ
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Declares a drought in the time of אחאב .
Presents dramatic proof of God's existence on הר הכרמל . Rebukes אחאב for killing and stealing, and אחזיהו for believing in a foreign god. אליהו is a mentor to אלישע .
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אחאב (31),
אחזיהו (33)
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מלכים א יז -יט ,
כא , מלכים ב א -ב
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ט .
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מִיכָיְהוּ
בֶּן יִמְלָה
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Informs אחאב that he will be killed in his upcoming war with ארם .
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אחאב (31),
יהושפט (32)
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מלכים א כב
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י .
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אֱלִישָׁע
בֶּן שָׁפָט
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Performs various miracles. Promises the kings of
Israel and Judah military success against מואב .
Tells חזאל that
he will rule ארם and
defeat Israel. Anoints יהוא king over Israel, encourages יהוא to destroy ארם .
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יהורם (34),
יהושפט (32),
יהוא (37),
יואש (42)
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מלכים ב ב -ז ,
יג
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יא .
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יְשַׁעְיָהוּ
בֶּן אָמוֹץ
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Preaches punishment for יהודה and ישראל for
their sins, but promises that God will also redeem His people
after they are exiled. The prophet tells אחז of יהודה that
the states of Israel and ארם will not defeat him, but does warn against the power
of אשור . He
assures חזקיהו of
יהודה that
סנחריב of אשור will not conquer ירושלים ,
but warns that בבל will.
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אחז (52),
חזקיהו (53)
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מלכים ב יט -כ ,
ישעיה
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יב .
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חֻלְדָּה הַנְּבִיאָה
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Consulted by messengers of יאשיהו ,
חלדה warns the
king that although he will not witness it, God will punish the
nation because of its sins.
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יאשיהו (56)
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מלכים ב כב
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יג .
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יִרְמְיָהוּ
בֶּן חִלְקִיָּהוּ
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Warns that נבוכדנאצר ,
king of בבל will
conquer ירושלים ,
destroy the Temple and exile the people of יהודה .
ירמיהו encourages
his people to surrender to בבל .
ירמיהו 's
message is rejected by King יהויקים .
He is arrested and imprisoned several times. ירמיהו preaches repentance from sin and promises that the
exile will be long but not eternal.
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יהויקים (58),
צדקיהו (60)
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ירמיה
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יד .
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אוּרִיָּהוּ
בֶּן שְׁמַעיָהוּ
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This contemporary of ירמיהו warns of the fall of ירושלים and is executed by King יהויקים .
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יהויקים (58)
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ירמיה כו :כ -כד
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טו .
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יְחֶזְקֵאל
בֶּן בּוּזִי
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יחזקאל rebukes the people before the fall of ירושלים and comforts them with promises of restoration of
the Temple after its חורבן .
Receives many visions such as the Throne Chariot (מרכבה )
and the Valley of the Dry Bones.
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-
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יחזקאל
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טז .
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הוֹשֵׁעַ
בֶּן בְּאֵרִי
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Active during the late First Temple period, הושע describes God distancing Himself from Israel but
also taking her back.
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-
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הושע
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יז .
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יוֹאֵל
בֶּן פְּתוּאֵל
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יואל describes a tremendous invasion of locusts, but
promises that this will be followed by a period of plenty.
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-
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יואל
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יח .
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עָמוֹס
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A prophet during the middle of the First Temple
period who warns the people of Israel to cease their wicked and
unjust ways.
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-
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עמוס
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יט .
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עֹבַדְיָה
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The nation of אדום will be severely punished for its cruelty to Israel.
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-
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עבדיה
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כ .
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יוֹנָה בֶּן אֲמִתַּי
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יונה is
sent to warn the people of נינוה to repent but tries to run away.
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-
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יונה
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כא .
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מִיכָה הַמֹּרַשְׁתִּי
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מיכה warns
that Israel's abuse of the weak will lead to destruction.
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-
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מיכה
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כב .
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נַחוּם הָאֶלְקֹשִׁי
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This prophet predicts the fall of נינוה ,
capital of Israel's enemy, אשור .
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-
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נחום
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כג .
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חֲבַקּוק
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God talks with חבקוק about the apparent triumph of evil in the world.
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-
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חבקוק
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כד .
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צְפַנְיָה
בֶּן כּוּשִׁי
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Wicked nations will suffer punishment leading to
recognition of God.
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-
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צפניה
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כה .
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חַגַּי
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חגי urges
Jews who have returned from exile to rebuild the Temple.
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-
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חגי
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כו .
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זְכַרְיָה
בֶּן בֶּרֶכְיָה
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זכריה teaches that spiritual revival must match a reunion
with the land.
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-
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זכריה
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כז .
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מַלְאָכִי
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Despite the restoration of the state, Jews are
still lax in their behaviour.
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-
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מלאכי
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כח .
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דָּנִיֵּאל
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דניאל interprets messages God transmits to two בבלי kings announcing their fates: נבוכדנאצר has a dream, and בלשאצר sees writing on a wall.
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נבוכדנאצר ,
בלשאצר
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דניאל
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כט .
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עִדֹו הַחֹזֶה
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This seer records events in the kingships of
שלמה , רחבעם and ירבעם .
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-
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דה "י ב ט , יב
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ל .
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עֲזַרְיָהוּ
בֶּן עוֹדֵד
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עזריהו encourages King אסא to maintain his righteous path.
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אסא (26)
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דה "י ב טו
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לא .
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חֲנָנִי הָרֹאֶה
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חנני rebukes אסא for his alliance with בן הדד , king of ארם .
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אסא (26)
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דה "י ב טז
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לב .
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יַחֲזִיאֵל
בֶּן זְכַרְיָהוּ
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This לוי is
divinly inspired to tell יהושפט not to fear עמון and מואב .
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יהושפט (32)
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דה "י ב כ
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לג .
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אֱלִיעֶזֶר
בֶּן דּוֹדָוָהוּ
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אליעזר rebukes יהושפט for his business alliance with אחזיה of Israel.
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יהושפט (32)
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דה "י ב כ
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לד .
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זְכַרְיָה
בֶּן יְהוֹיָדָע
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A כהן who
tries to rebuke יואש for
his idolatry but who is stoned.
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יואש (39)
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דה "י ב כד
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לה .
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עֹדֵד
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After a civil war, עדד convinces Israel to release 200,000 Judean captives.
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דה "י ב כח
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