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  2. Yakut shamanism - Wikipedia

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    Yakut shamanism is a folk religion traditionally practiced by the Yakuts.Accounts of the supernatural have been preserved in the olonkho, a musical folklore tradition.After the Russian conquest of the Yakut homeland in the 17th century some influences from Orthodox Christianity began.

  3. Priestly divisions - Wikipedia

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    According to the Bible, Aaron had four sons: Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. However, Nadab and Abihu died before Aaron, and only Eleazar and Ithamar had sons. [ 1 ] In Chronicles, one priest ( Zadok ) from Eleazar's descendants, and another priest, Ahimelech , from Ithamar's descendants, were designated by David , ruler of the United ...

  4. Nazarene (sect) - Wikipedia

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    The Nazarenes (or Nazoreans; Greek: Ναζωραῖοι, romanized: Nazorēoi) [1] were an early Jewish Christian sect in first-century Judaism.The first use of the term is found in the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 24, Acts 24:5) of the New Testament, where Paul the Apostle is accused of being a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes ("πρωτοστάτην τε τῆς τῶν ...

  5. Yakuts - Wikipedia

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    The percentage of Yakuts in the districts of Yakutia, in the 2010 census. Currently, Yakuts form a large plurality of the total population within the vast Republic of Sakha. According to the 2010 Russian census, there were a total of 466,492 Yakuts residing in the Sakha Republic during that year, or 49.9% of the total population of the Republic.

  6. Yokuts - Wikipedia

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    Basketmaking was also a way for the Yokuts to show their artistic skills by weaving designs and images into the baskets. [12] Other forms of expression were done on the bodies of the Yokuts, such as tattoos and piercings. [12] The Yokuts partook in two important religious ceremonies, the annual mourning rite and the first fruit rite. [12]

  7. Tribe of Gad - Wikipedia

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    According to the Bible, the Tribe of Gad (Hebrew: גָּד, Modern: Gad, Tiberian: Gāḏ, "soldier" or "luck") was one of the Twelve Tribes of Israel who, after the Exodus from Egypt, settled on the eastern side of the Jordan River. It is one of the ten lost tribes.

  8. Yakub (Nation of Islam) - Wikipedia

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    Yakub (also spelled Yacub or Yaqub) is a figure in the mythology of the Nation of Islam (NOI) and its offshoots. According to the NOI's doctrine, Yakub was a black Meccan scientist who lived 6,600 years ago and created the white race.

  9. List of major biblical figures - Wikipedia

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    The Bible is a collection of canonical sacred texts of Judaism and Christianity. Different religious groups include different books within their canons, in different orders, and sometimes divide or combine books, or incorporate additional material into canonical books.