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- ↑ Revelation 12:1 KJV
- ↑ Revelation 12:1 RSV
- ↑ Barnes, Albert, Barnes' Notes on Revelation 12, accessed 8 November 2018
- ↑ Boyd Carpenter, W., Commentary on Revelation, chapter 12, accessed 7 November 2018
- ↑ Saunder, Rev. William. "Woman Clothed with the Sun", Arlington Catholic Herald, 2004. Catholic Education Resource Center. Retrieved July 6, 2011 Archived July 13, 2013, at the Wayback Machine