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himself</c><00:15:47.649><c> personally</c><00:15:48.789><c> helped</c><00:15:49.230><c> to</c><00:15:49.570><c> establish.</c> 00:15:51.509 --> 00:15:56.269 x The<00:15:52.070><c> Ecclesiastes</c><00:15:52.429><c> like</c><00:15:52.710><c> Ephesus</c><00:15:54.269><c> and</c><00:15:54.750><c> of</c><00:15:55.070><c> course</c><00:15:55.429><c> the</c><00:15:55.610><c> Apostle</c><00:15:56.029><c> Paul</c> 00:15:56.269 --> 00:15:57.929 x felt<00:15:56.470><c> a</c><00:15:56.669><c> very</c><00:15:57.190><c> close</c><00:15:57.509><c> kinship,</c> 00:15:58.029 --> 00:16:02.990 x a<00:15:58.049><c> very</c><00:15:58.490><c> close</c><00:15:58.769><c> affinity</c><00:15:59.269><c> with</c><00:16:00.610><c> Ecclesiastes</c><00:16:01.330><c> such</c><00:16:01.730><c> as</c><00:16:01.950><c> this.</c> 00:16:03.509 --> 00:16:05.289 x And<00:16:03.809><c> again</c><00:16:04.090><c> it</c><00:16:04.250><c> comes</c><00:16:04.549><c> down</c><00:16:04.789><c> to</c><00:16:04.909><c> 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