The "Name of Seventy-two Names": A Biblical Spin-off - Part 9

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(The list of books is in the order of appearance as aligned with the references in the relevant chapter of the "The Book of Sacred Names," hence they are not in alphabetical order)

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Halevi, Y.Y.: Sefer v’Cherev Pifiyot, K.K. Insor, Lemberg 1786.

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