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  • Miriam the Prophetess is the sister of Moses and Aaron -- I believe she gets some big solos in Handel's Israel in Egypt, which is undoubtedly why that woman thought she would be well-known.

    Prophets and Saints Propaganda sfmike 2007

  • "Though the success of the 'Prophetess' and 'King Arthur' (two dramatic operas in which the patentees [A] had embark'd all their hopes) was in appearance very great, yet their whole receipts did not so far balance their expense as to keep them out of a large debt, which it was publicly known was about this time contracted ....

    The Palmy Days of Nance Oldfield Edward Robins 1902

  • He singles out the founder of the Liberty Gospel Church, Prophetess Helen Ukpabio as one of the arrowheads in the stigmatisation of children as witches and wizards.

    Nigeria sees rise in number of children accussed of witchcraft 2008

  • But all that became history soon after one Prophetess Grace Ben Peter of the City of Grace Mission in Eket, Akwa Ibom State allegedly brandished him a child witch and the prime cause of unpleasant happenings in his family.

    Nigeria sees rise in number of children accussed of witchcraft 2008

  • If LDS really belive ‘all things will be restored’, what about the office of Prophetess as written about in The Bible?

    Question: Women in Mormonism v. Women in Porn. | Mind on Fire 2009

  • By no fault of hers, she has been tagged “Heartless Wicked Woman”, “False Prophetess”,“Extortionist”, the list is endless.

    Archive 2009-05-01 Christopher 2009

  • On my sixth birthday my mother and I stole Gram's car — Helen the Prophetess wasn't supposed to drive.

    Gorgeous World 2009

  • By no fault of hers, she has been tagged “Heartless Wicked Woman”, “False Prophetess”,“Extortionist”, the list is endless.

    Woes Of Evangelist Christopher 2009

  • This resulted in a male-dominated system of scholars and codifiers, with a few notable female exceptions, including the wives and daughters of rabbinical dynasties and several women about whom we know very little, such as Yenta the Prophetess (eighteenth century), married to a disciple of the Baal Shem Tov and Hannah Rachel Werbermacher (nineteenth century) who was know as the Maid of Ludomir.

    Leadership and Authority. 2009

  • Ana Mendez (Ferrell), a Prophetess in the Wagner Apostolic network system, believes she may have helped kill Mother Theresa.

    Bruce Wilson: Palin In My Prayer Group, Says Witchcraft-Fighting "Spiritual Warfare" Leader 2009

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