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| − | While Sam is a perfectly good Egyptian name, it is also the normal Arabic form of Shem, the son of Noah.<ref>{{Book:Nibley:CW06|pages=[http://publications.maxwellinstitute.byu.edu/fullscreen/?pub=1107&index=9 Chapter 6], {{sofr}}}}</ref></onlyinclude> | + | Hugh Nibley: |
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| + | While Sam is a perfectly good Egyptian name, it is also the normal Arabic form of Shem, the son of Noah.<ref>{{Book:Nibley:CW06|pages=[http://publications.maxwellinstitute.byu.edu/fullscreen/?pub=1107&index=9 Chapter 6], {{sofr}}}}</ref> | ||
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Hugh Nibley:
While Sam is a perfectly good Egyptian name, it is also the normal Arabic form of Shem, the son of Noah.[1]

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