Wis 8:2
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Her have I loved, and have sought her out from my youth, and have desired to take her for my spouse, and I became a lover of her beauty.
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Jer 3:20
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But as a woman that despiseth her lover, so hath the house of Israel despised me, saith the Lord.
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II Mac 14:37
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Now Razias, one of the ancients of Jerusalem, was accused to Nicanor, a man that was a lover of the city, and of good report, who for his affection was called the father of the Jews.
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II Mac 15:14
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Then Onias answering, said: This is a lover of his brethren, and of the people of Israel: this is he that prayeth much for the people, and for all the holy city, Jeremias the prophet of God.
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