The Natural History of the Bible: An Environmental Exploration of the Hebrew Scriptures
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Columbia University Press, 2005.
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Daniel Hillel., & Daniel Hillel|AUTHOR. (2005). The Natural History of the Bible: An Environmental Exploration of the Hebrew Scriptures . Columbia University Press.

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