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#621: Chattering Mouths

#621: Chattering Mouths

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A painting of people on a stagecoach whispering and gossiping

Bereshit/Genesis 37:19

וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ אִ֣ישׁ אֶל־אָחִ֑יו הִנֵּ֗ה בַּ֛עַל הַחֲלֹמ֥וֹת הַלָּזֶ֖ה בָּֽא׃

They said to one another, “Here comes that dreamer!”

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