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I got an email from a reader, John, asking about two things:

1. What are the time period of 430 years and the promises referred to in Galatians 3:17?
2. In the Septuagint, Exodus 12:40 mentions a 430 year time period also, but also says that the nation of Israel sojourned in Egypt and Canaan (as opposed to just Egypt found in your English Bible). Explain.

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I haven’t checked the accuracy. Your thoughts?

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I just saw Spiderman 3 which was either a romantic comedy or an action film. I’m not sure. It got me thinking about what it would be like if you lived in a city where you regularly saw Spiderman swinging from building to building. Then I thought about all of those characters in the Bible who did amazing things. So here we are and I propose to you the top 5 superheroes from the Bible. Their comic book equivalents are:

1. Superman
2. The Fantastic Four
3. Captain Planet
4. The Flash
5. Batman

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Here is a nice list of some pretty incredible churches from around the world. It of course includes pictures and a bonus Darth Vader head.

Are you struggling to find a Scripture to tell you whether or not it is ok to smoke cigarettes? You probably will not find it without a little creative interpretation, but if you still require justification for not smoking, check out this article about smoking and Bible production. Bibles have to be printed on special thin paper in order for them to be portable.
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