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Mensen die maar zelden een Bijbel openslaan, zijn vaak verbaasd als ze dat een keertje wel doen. Veel vertrouwde Bijbelse namen worden daarin anders gespeld dan ze gewend zijn. Waarom heten Jacobus en Mattheus in de Bijbel Jakobus en Matteüs? No comment yet.
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