I'm Professor, Dr Shawn Hailemariam Naphtali Sobers - Professor of Cultural Interdisciplinary Practice at the University of the West of England.
Shawn Hailemariam Sobers
'm Professor, Dr Shawn Hailemariam Naphtali Sobers - Professor of Cultural Interdisciplinary Practice at the University of the West of England. I am Baptised into the Ethiopian Orthodox faith, and a proud father of two daughters. My daily Bible readings are to hold me accountable to read the Bible.
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2026
134 videos
8:411 Meqabyan 30 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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6:521 Meqabyan 29 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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14:291 Meqabyan 28 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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10:301 Meqabyan 27 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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4:131 Meqabyan 26 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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9:271 Meqabyan 25 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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8:051 Meqabyan 24 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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6:471 Meqabyan 23 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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5:051 Meqabyan 22 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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11:401 Meqabyan 21 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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3:051 Meqabyan 20 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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7:381 Meqabyan 19 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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14:371 Meqabyan 18 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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7:391 Meqabyan 17 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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6:011 Meqabyan 16 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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11:421 Meqabyan 15 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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7:261 Meqabyan 14 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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11:221 Meqabyan 13 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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14:591 Meqabyan 12 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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8:011 Meqabyan 11 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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4:561 Meqabyan 10 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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7:031 Meqabyan 9 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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10:441 Meqabyan 8 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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8:091 Meqabyan 7 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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11:191 Meqabyan 6 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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13:261 Meqabyan 5 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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14:011 Meqabyan 4 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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14:151 Meqabyan 3 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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7:511 Meqabyan 2 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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9:19Difference between the Ethiopian books of Meqabyan, and the Greek books of Maccabees.
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9:581 Meqabyan 1 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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6:36Esther 10 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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10:07Esther 9 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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10:14Esther 8 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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4:40Esther 7 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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7:24Esther 6 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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5:42Esther 5 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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10:33Esther 4 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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8:59Esther 3 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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7:06Esther 2 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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12:08Esther 1 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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6:59Judith 16 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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5:04Judith 15 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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5:46Judith 14 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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7:52Judith 13 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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1:39Prayer for Peace in Ethiopia
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7:45Judith 12 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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8:03Judith 11 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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8:11Judith 10 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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5:53Judith 9 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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9:29Judith 8 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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3:28Thank God for everything. (Amharic lesson)
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8:24Judith 7 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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6:53Judith 6 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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8:36Judith 5 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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5:57Judith 4 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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5:41Judith 3 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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6:30Judith 2 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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6:43Judith 1 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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0:18Speaking from memory
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8:38Tobit 14 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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7:37Tobit 13 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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12:00Tobit 12 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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4:06Tobit 11 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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6:37Tobit 9 & 10 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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5:18Tobit 8 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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6:01Tobit 7 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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7:48Tobit 6 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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6:28Tobit 5 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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7:45Tobit 4 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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9:37Tobit 3 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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8:58Tobit 2 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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10:50Tobit 1 - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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14:572 Esdras 16 (4 Ezra 16) - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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13:142 Esdras 15 (4 Ezra 15) - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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9:062 Esdras 14 (4 Ezra 14) - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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12:532 Esdras 13 (4 Ezra 13) - Ethiopian Biblical canon - chapter a day
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12:392 Esdras 12 (4 Ezra 12) - Ethiopian Bible chapter a day
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9:442 Esdras 11 (4 Ezra 11) - Ethiopian Bible chapter a day
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12:212 Esdras 10 (4 Ezra 10) - Ethiopian Bible chapter a day
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12:312 Esdras 9 (4 Ezra 9) - Ethiopian Bible chapter a day
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14:532 Esdras 8 (4 Ezra 8) - Ethiopian Bible chapter a day
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7:30Feast of Our Saviour at Meskaye Hizunane Medhanealem Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, Bristol, UK
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26:282 Esdras 7 (4 Ezra 7) - Ethiopian Bible chapter a day
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12:112 Esdras 6 (4 Ezra 6) - Ethiopian Bible chapter a day
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13:552 Esdras 5 (4 Ezra 5) - Ethiopian Bible chapter a day
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11:292 Esdras 4 (4 Ezra 4) - Ethiopian Bible chapter a day
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9:362 Esdras 3 (4 Ezra 3) - Ethiopian Bible chapter a day
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3:11Video from Saturday, not posted.
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11:192 Esdras 2 (4 Ezra 2) - Ethiopian Bible chapter a day
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9:392 Esdras 1 (4 Ezra 1) - Ethiopian Bible chapter a day
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12:381 Esdras 9 (3 Ezra 9) - Ethiopian Bible chapter a day
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20:251 Esdras 8 (3 Ezra 8) - Ethiopian Bible chapter a day
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4:521 Esdras 7 (4 Ezra 7) - Ethiopian Bible chapter a day
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10:581 Esdras 6 (4 Ezra 6) - Ethiopian Bible chapter a day
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14:431 Esdras 5 (4 Ezra 5) - Ethiopian Bible chapter a day
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14:471 Esdras 4 (4 Ezra 4) - Ethiopian Bible chapter a day
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7:071 Esdras 3 (4 Ezra 3) - Ethiopian Bible chapter a day
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10:371 Esdras 2 (4 Ezra 2) - Ethiopian Bible chapter a day
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15:001 Esdras 1 (4 Ezra 1) - Ethiopian Bible chapter a day
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10:27Nehemiah 13 (Ezra-Nehemiah tradition) - Ethiopian Bible chapter a day
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8:25Nehemiah 12 (Ezra-Nehemiah tradition) - Ethiopian Bible chapter a day
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7:25Nehemiah 11 (Ezra-Nehemiah tradition) - Ethiopian Bible chapter a day
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9:08Nehemiah 10 (Ezra-Nehemiah tradition) - Ethiopian Bible chapter a day
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11:27Nehemiah 9 (Ezra-Nehemiah tradition) - Ethiopian Bible chapter a day
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6:46Nehemiah 8 (Ezra-Nehemiah tradition) - Ethiopian Bible chapter a day
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12:07Nehemiah 7 (Ezra-Nehemiah tradition) - Ethiopian Bible chapter a day
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3:01Friday fact about Fairfield House, Bath. አርብ እውነታ ስለ ፌርፊልድ ሃውስ መታጠቢያ ቤት. English translation follows
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9:03Nehemiah 6 (Ezra-Nehemiah tradition) - Ethiopian Bible chapter a day
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8:09Nehemiah 5 (Ezra-Nehemiah tradition) - Ethiopian Bible chapter a day
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7:35Nehemiah 4 (Ezra-Nehemiah tradition) - Ethiopian Bible chapter a day
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7:57Nehemiah 3 (Ezra-Nehemiah tradition) - Ethiopian Bible chapter a day
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11:31Nehemiah 2 (Ezra-Nehemiah tradition) - Ethiopian Bible chapter a day. Recorded from Fairfield House
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9:34Nehemiah 1 (Ezra-Nehemiah tradition) - Ethiopian Bible chapter a day
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13:30Ezra 10 - Ethiopian Bible chapter a day
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8:46የሕፃናት ታሪክ - ጠባቂው እግዚአብሔር Children’s Story - God the Protector
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7:41Ezra 9 - Ethiopian Bible chapter a day
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8:32Ezra 8 - Ethiopian Bible chapter a day
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10:49Ezra 7 - Ethiopian Bible chapter a day
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0:31Church this morning - Meskaye Hizunan Medhanealem Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo. Bristol, UK
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1:44:00Service to Celebrate the Life of Ezra Tsegaye Belaynah - Betre Eyesus. 20th March 2026.
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12:44Ezra 6 - Ethiopian Bible chapter a day
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7:13Ezra 5 - Ethiopian Bible chapter a day+ Tribute to Ezra Tsegaye (RIP) 🙏🏾💚💛❤️🙏🏾🕊🕊🕊
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10:07Ezra 4 - Ethiopian Bible chapter a day
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5:28Ezra 3 - Ethiopian Bible chapter a day
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1:48አብ በእውነት ቅዱስ ነው: ወልድ በእውነት ቅዱስ ነው: መንፈስ ቅዱስ በእውነት ቅዱስ ነው።
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9:35Ezra 2 - Ethiopian Bible chapter a day
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6:55Ezra 1 - Ethiopian Bible chapter a day
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2:40Sabbath Amharic reading:Emperor Haile Selassie I on the Christian Way of Life.
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12:091 Enoch 108 - Ethiopian Bible chapter a day
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7:311 Enoch 106-107 - Ethiopian Bible chapter a day
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6:211 Enoch 104-105 - Ethiopian Bible chapter a day
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8:351 Enoch 102-103 - Ethiopian Bible chapter a day
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2:56የኢየሱስ ጸሎት - The Jesus Prayer
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2025
5 videos
0:28Melkam Meskel!Happy feast of the finding of the true cross. Love and salutations to all who observe.
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0:22Christ is the measure.
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2:08From Exile a Throne of Love.Poem by Claudette read by Prof Shawn Hailemariam Fairfield House 23.7.25
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0:53That's a wrap! 🎥 🎬New 360 immersive film - 'Offerings: For the Emperor's Best Friend'. Coming soon!
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1:57Gena celebrations at Tserha Tsion St Mary of Zion EOTC church, London. A beautiful occasion.
Shawn Hailemariam Sobers
2024
14 videos
2:56Reasoning Recap (Genesis 20 -23) -The 10 Commandments vs rest of laws.
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1:57Reasoning Recap, hymns and songs inspired by Exodus 15.
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2:54Memorial tribute for the 50th anniversary of the massacre of the Sixty in Ethiopia.
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0:49Bob Marley speaks about the Bible. #bobmarley #bible #rastafari #ethiopianorthodox #tewahedorasta
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1:04Meskel appreciation post ☦️❤️
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2:57Reasoning reflection, Genesis 30 - God rewarding human ingenuity and creativity.
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2:44Reasoning update on Genesis 29
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0:13Bristol Misikaye Hizunan Medhane Alem Church
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0:12Genesis 8 - #rainbow
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0:27Made my own Meskel #meskel #ethiopianorthodox
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0:52My altar at home. #ethiopianorthodox
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0:15Meskel celebrations at Fairfield House
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0:57Morning prayer 🙏🏾💚💛❤️🙏🏾 #ethiopianorthodox
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8:38Genesis 1 - Ethiopian Bible
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