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		<title>Heroes // Shiphrah &#038; Puah</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Two midwives, and their defiance that changed history, The story of Shiphrah and Pugh in Exodus 1 is one of the most powerful acts of resistance in the Bible. It begins with fear. Pharaoh feared the growing strength of the Hebrew people. Fear turning into oppression. Laws were written. Families enslaved. Lives were being crushed. [&#8230;]</p>
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