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From records available it is know that Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, after having been appointed by the "Continental Congress" to submit designs for a new national crest or seal, all submitted designs relating to the history of God's people Israel, being aware of a divine will that was over their destiny. Of these, Franklin and Jefferson, working independently, submitted a similar design portraying Moses leading Israel out of Egypt.
13'S FOUND IN THE GREAT SEAL 13 stars in the crest 13 stripes in the shield 13 olive leaves 13 olives 13 arrows (some like to include the 13 feathers of the arrows) 13 letters in Annuit Coeptis 13 letters in E Pluribus Unum 13 cources of stone in the Pyramid 13 X 9 dots in the divisions around the crest. POPULAR PHRASES WITH 13 LETTERS: Don't Tread on Me An Appeal to God The Spirit of 76 July the Fourth American Eagle American Dream |
