Format:
Burgundy,
Hard
Cover
with
multi
covered
sleeve
Pages:
2208
Vendor:
Oxford
University
Press
Version:
The
Jewish
Publication
Society
TANAKH
translation
ISBN:
0195297512
Size:
9-1/4"
x
7-1/8"
x
1-3/4"
Point
Size:
Bible
Text:
9,
Study
Notes:
7
Description
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The
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