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C HAPTER 1 T HE M AN W HO S AW THE G ATE OF H EAVEN 1. NASA.gov, “Image of the Day Gallery: Majestic Disk of Stars,” http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_1867.html (accessed October 10, 2011). 2. J. Berg, J. Tymoczko, and L. Stryer, Biochemistry (n.p.: W. H. Freeman and Company, 2002), referenced in Wikipedia.org, S.V. “DNA,” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNA (accessed October 10, 2011). 3. Text for the Book of Jasher may be accessed on the Internet at Christian Classics Ethereal Library, http://www.ccel.org/a/anonymous/jasher/1.htm (accessed October 10, 2011). 4. Joshua Trachtenberg, “Twelve Gems and Their Magical Qualities,” Jewish Heritage Online Magazine , http://jhom.com/topics/stones/gems.html (accessed October 10, 2011). Various sources are available online to show this link of the emerald stone to the tribe of Judah. Other sources link the emerald to other tribes or link the tribe of Judah to other stones. 5. Hebrews4Christians.com, “Ten Commandments: Torah and Mishrah on Aseret Hadiberot,” http://www.hebrew4christians.com/Scripture/Torah/Ten_Cmds/ten_cmd