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How does the Prayer of Manasseh begin? |
It begins with acknowledgement of God’s covenant with the Jewish people. The author said, “O Lord Almighty, God of our ancestors, of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and of their righteous offspring; you who made heaven and earth with all their order.… ” (NRSV, Prayer of Manasseh, Verses 1–2).