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Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 49:13-16 Good News Bible Anglicised (GNBDC)

13. The memory of Nehemiah is also great. He rebuilt the ruined walls of Jerusalem, installing the gates and bars. He rebuilt our homes.

14. No one else like Enoch has ever walked the face of the earth, for he was taken up from the earth.

15. No one else like Joseph has ever been born; even his bones were honoured.

16. Shem, Seth, and Enosh were highly honoured, but Adam's glory was above that of any other living being.

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