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Does the Bible mention any prophetesses?</a> <a href="seer-Bible.html">What was a seer in the Bible?</a> <a href="twins-in-the-Bible.html">Who are the twins in the Bible?</a> <a href="acacia-wood.html">What is the significance of acacia wood in the Bible?</a> <a href="mantle-Bible.html">What is a mantle in the Bible?</a> <a href="sideways-cross.html">What is the significance of a sideways cross?</a> <a href="upside-down-cross.html">What is the meaning of an upside-down / inverted cross?</a> <a href="exousia-meaning.html">What is the meaning of exousia in the Bible?</a> <a href="kairos-meaning.html">What is the meaning of the Greek word kairos?</a> <a href="kairos-moment-circle.html">Is the idea of a Kairos Moment / Kairos Circle biblical?</a> <a href="what-is-an-evangelist.html">What is an evangelist?</a> <a href="dreams-and-visions.html">Is God giving people in closed countries dreams and visions to bring them to faith in Christ?</a> <a href="fire-from-heaven.html">How many times has God sent fire from heaven?</a> <a href="people-Bible-look-like.html">What did people in the Bible look like?</a> <a href="what-is-an-altar.html">What is an altar?</a> <a href="who-Belial.html">Who was Belial?</a> <a href="glory-cloud.html">What is a glory cloud? 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