Genesis 12:11
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11 When he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai: “I know that you are a beautiful woman.
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Genesis 29:17
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17 Leah had dull eyes,[a] but Rachel was shapely and beautiful.
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- 29:17 Dull eyes: in the language of beauty used here, “dull” probably means lacking in the luster that was the sign of beautiful eyes, as in 1 Sm 16:12 and Sg 4:1.
Esther 2:7
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7 He became foster father to his cousin Hadassah, that is, Esther,[a] when she lost both father and mother. The young woman was beautifully formed and lovely to behold. On the death of her father and mother, Mordecai adopted her as his own daughter.(A)
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- 2:7 Esther: a Babylonian name, deriving from the goddess Ishtar. She is given a Hebrew name as well, “Hadassah,” which means “myrtle.”
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