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RAINBOW: For the Jews, the Bible embodies god's will for a just society, In ancient times, a sign of symbol represented a promise from God. After the flood , when Noah/s family began to repopulate the earth, God promised Noah never again to wipe out humanity. The sign of that promise is the appearance of a rainbow in the sky. AMULETS: protect from all negative forces. One type of amulet was a string or cord with seven knots. Knots tie and bind, and people believed that knots could "tie up" an evil spirit and render it harmless. Seven is a magical number because of the seeming power of the seven heavenly bodies visible in the sky as well as a symbol of the Creation story in the Bible, in which God created the world in six days and rested on the seventh.. To protect himself or herself, a person wound the string around an arm or leg. Amulets for combating evil in the second century the word abracadabra was thought to be magical. It was chanted to ward of illness. It was written repeatedly to form a triangle and worn as a protection against disease. They were commonly prepared for fertility at marriage , for children, traveler and protect a household or the wearer against the evil eye.
Approximate Word count = 789
Approximate Pages = 3.2
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