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canaan_n than_o to_o go_v by_o charran_n as_o in_o the_o map_n of_o those_o country_n may_v be_v see_v yet_o because_o the_o near_a way_n be_v most_o dangerous_a and_o troublesome_a god_n lead_v they_o about_o by_o a_o inhabit_a and_o safe_a way_n provide_v so_o for_o their_o infirmity_n as_o he_o do_v the_o like_a afterward_o for_o abraham_n child_n exodus_fw-la 13.11.18_o beside_o when_o joshua_n say_v 24.2_o joshua_n 24.2_o our_o father_n beyond_o the_o river_n worship_v strange_a god_n even_o terah_n the_o father_n of_o abraham_n he_o make_v moses_n more_o clear_a and_o manifest_a viz._n that_o to_o abraham_n in_o ur_fw-la god_n appear_v by_o
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