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Each verse of a traditional Passover song asks “who knows” one of these things. In early tarot (“TAIR-oh”) decks, such as the Tarot of Marseilles, The Fool is the only card lacking one of these objects. Through gematria (-5[1])(“geh-MAH-tree-uh”), one of these things associated with the Beast of Revelation (10[1])got identified (10[1])with Nero’s name. In a book whose English title is named after these things, God told (10[1])one prophet (10[2])to set a fiery serpent on a pole. That book whose English title is named after these things (10[1])features twelve spies sent into Canaan and begins at Mount Sinai. That Biblical book’s English title is named after these things due to censuses (10[1]-5[1])taken (-5[1])of the Israelites by Moses. (10[1])For 10 points, the English title of the fourth book (10[1])of the Hebrew Bible is named after (10[1])what things, which include 666? (10[1])■END■ (10[2])

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