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I shall dwell with them for all eternity. I shall sanctify My [te]mple with My glory, for I will cause My glory to dwell upon it until the Day of Creation, when I Myself will create My temple; I will establish it for Myself for everlasting in fulfillment of the covenant that I made with Jacob at Bethel, [Isaac at Gerar, and Abraham at Haran. (11Q19 Col xxix.10)

O LORD, judge me not as my sin requires, for none living is justified before You. Grant me, O LORD, to understand Your Law, and teach me Your statutes, that many may hear of Your deeds, and peoples extol Your glory. (11Q5 Col 24)

A law in medieval Spain stated that if two men were accused of a crime and it was not clear which was guilty, the uglier man should die. (567)