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Jesus and Mary, Congregation of (from the article "Eudes, Saint John") founder of the Congregation of Jesus and Mary (Eudist Fathers), an order dedicated to the ... Jesus ben Sirach (from the article "Judaism") ...it has been argued that, if the Seleucids had not forcibly intervened in Jewish affairs, ... Jesus Christ founder of Christianity, one of the world's largest religions, and the incarnation of God according ... [128 Related Articles] Jesus Maria distrito (district), south of central Lima city in the Lima-Callao metropolitan area ... Jesus Only movement of believers within Pentecostalism who hold that true Baptism can only be "in the ... Jesus prayer in Eastern Christianity, a mental invocation of the name of Jesus Christ, considered most efficacious ... [4 Related Articles] Jesus, Fort (from the article "Mombasa") ...trade from Arabia, the Persian Gulf, and India. The old city is strongly Middle Eastern, ... 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In 1935 Jolivet ... jeux direct (from the article "pelota") The variations of pelota can be classified as either jeux directs-games in which the players ... jeux indirect (from the article "pelota") The variations of pelota can be classified as either jeux directs-games in which the players ... Jevons, William Stanley English logician and economist whose book The Theory of Political Economy (1871) ... [6 Related Articles] Jew any person whose religion is Judaism (q.v.). In the broader sense of the term, a ... [150 Related Articles] Jew's harp musical instrument consisting of a thin wood or metal tongue fixed at one end to ... [5 Related Articles] Jew's mallow (from the article "jute") either of two species of Corchorus plants-C. capsularis, or white jute, and C. olitorius, including ... Jew's myrtle (from the article "broom") ...A common, almost leafless species is C. scoparius, a shrub with bright yellow flowers; it ...

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