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gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation

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(Old Testament) the youngest and best-loved son of Jacob and Rachel and one of the twelve forebears of the tribes of Israel

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Guilford refuses to take sides in "Pimp Juice" wearing his "sissy strut" and his dreadlocks with equal measures of gay pride and Black pride; in "Mishmumken" Rosebud Ben-Oni an American Jew in Jerusalem writes about the boundaries of language and culture as they define her secret relationship with a Palestinian woman.

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When Rachel, Jacob's beloved but long-suffering wife, gave birth to her second child on her deathbed, she named him Ben-oni, or "son of sorrow." But Jacob wisely called his son Benjamin instead, a name that means "son of the south." The tribe of Benjamin would eventually inhabit the land to the south.

What's in a name? When we accept the name "Christian," we enter into an unending covenant--to love one another and be loved in return. (testaments)

Born to a Mexican mother and Jewish father, ROSEBUD BEN-ONI is a

Despite Their Best Efforts

Guilford refuses to take sides in "Pimp Juice," wearing his "sissy strut" and his dreadlocks with equal measures of gay pride and Black pride; in "Mishmumken," Rosebud Ben-Oni, an American Jew in Jerusalem, writes about the boundaries of language and culture as they define her secret relationship with a Palestinian woman.

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