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Agrippa
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | Date: 2008
Agrippa , in Palestinian history: see Herod .
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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2008
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Copyright 2008 Columbia University Press
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