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Book Title: Parting of the Sea : How Volcanoes, Earthquakes, and Plagues Shaped the Story of Exodus
Number of Pages: 264 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Item Height: 0.6 in
Topic: Archaeology, Earth Sciences / Seismology & Volcanism, Religion / Bibles Stories / New Testament, History, Jewish
Publication Year: 2011
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Religion, Juvenile Nonfiction, Social Science, Science, History
Item Weight: 14 Oz
Author: Barbara J. Sivertsen
Item Length: 9.2 in
Item Width: 6.3 in
Format: Trade Paperback
