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Zechariah 8

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “eighth of the total 14 chapters in the book of zechariah in the hebrew bible or the old testament of the christ”. Today it says “eighth of the 14 chapters in the book of zechariah in the hebrew bible or the old testament of the christian bi”.
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Zechariah 8 is the eighth of the 14 chapters in the Book of Zechariah in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible . This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet Zechariah . In the Hebrew Bible it is part of the Book of the Twelve Minor Prophets . This chapter concludes the so-called "First Zechariah", consisting of Zechariah 1 –8, and brings together ten "short independent oracles", each referring to the word of " the Lord of Hosts ". Zechariah 8:1 : JPS biblical text with Hebrew

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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “eighth of the total 14 chapters in the book of zechariah in the hebrew bible or the old testament of the christ”. Today it says “eighth of the 14 chapters in the book of zechariah in the hebrew bible or the old testament of the christian bi”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then

eighth of the total 14 chapters in the book of zechariah in the hebrew bible or the old testament of the christ

Now

eighth of the 14 chapters in the book of zechariah in the hebrew bible or the old testament of the christian bi

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