Not only did the gold show off a family's wealth and status, it was portable and easily sold in a crisis.

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That's going to lead us very nicely into an understanding of the laws that mark off Israel's status and keep Israel distinct among the nations, which we'll be looking at on Wednesday.

这将很好的帮助我们理解,将以色列与其他国家区分开的那些法律，周四我们将讲到这个内容。

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