| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from King James Bible: These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, the father of
Bethlehem.
CH1 4:5 And Ashur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
CH1 4:6 And Naarah bare him Ahuzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and
Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.
CH1 4:7 And the sons of Helah were, Zereth, and Jezoar, and Ethnan.
CH1 4:8 And Coz begat Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel
the son of Harum.
CH1 4:9 And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother
called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.
CH1 4:10 And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from King James Bible: LORD, we will go up and fight, according to all that the LORD our God
commanded us. And when ye had girded on every man his weapons of war, ye
were ready to go up into the hill.
DEU 1:42 And the LORD said unto me, Say unto them. Go not up, neither
fight; for I am not among you; lest ye be smitten before your enemies.
DEU 1:43 So I spake unto you; and ye would not hear, but rebelled
against the commandment of the LORD, and went presumptuously up into the
hill.
DEU 1:44 And the Amorites, which dwelt in that mountain, came out
against you, and chased you, as bees do, and destroyed you in Seir, even
unto Hormah.
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| The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from King James Bible: neighbour in the word of the LORD, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man
refused to smite him.
KI1 20:36 Then said he unto him, Because thou hast not obeyed the voice
of the LORD, behold, as soon as thou art departed from me, a lion shall
slay thee. And as soon as he was departed from him, a lion found him,
and slew him.
KI1 20:37 Then he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray thee.
And the man smote him, so that in smiting he wounded him.
KI1 20:38 So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way,
and disguised himself with ashes upon his face.
KI1 20:39 And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king: and he
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The fourth excerpt represents the element of Earth. It speaks of physical influences and the impact of the unseen on the visible world, and is drawn from King James Bible: EZE 47:9 And it shall come to pass, that every thing that liveth, which
moveth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live: and there shall
be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall come
thither: for they shall be healed; and every thing shall live whither
the river cometh.
EZE 47:10 And it shall come to pass, that the fishers shall stand upon
it from Engedi even unto Eneglaim; they shall be a place to spread forth
nets; their fish shall be according to their kinds, as the fish of the
great sea, exceeding many.
EZE 47:11 But the miry places thereof and the marishes thereof shall
not be healed; they shall be given to salt.
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