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Luis Carlos de Noronha Cabral da Camara made an unusual distribution of his money after his death: 70 people listed in a Lisbon phone directory were contacted out of the blue after his death to be told he had made them his beneficiaries.

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A pair of penniless down and outs inherited a share of a 4 billion GBP fortune after a bizarre twist in family fortunes.

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Sergey Sudev was left a 950 million euros fortune by an uncle he had not seen for 10 years.

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Nina Wang, who died of cancer in 2007 at age 69, signed over her vast fortune to a previously unknown feng shui master Tony Chan as a promise for eternal life.

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In 1992, Cara Wood was 17 and working at Drin's Colonial Restaurant in her hometown of Chagrin Falls, about 15 miles east of Cleveland. Wood became so important to Cruxton that he rewrote his will, making her the main beneficiary. Cruxton, 82, died of heart failure in November 1992 and left her half a million dollars

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Eva Paole, a retired Argentine maid, has inherited the whopping sum of $40 million after a nine-year legal battle.

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Josh wasn't close to his grandfather and in fact, he had met him just a handful of times in his 17 years. Although he hadn't seen his grandson in years before his death in 2007, Josh was named the heir to what remained of his grandfather's estate, including a 36-acre island and more than 80 acres of farmland. But there was something unexpected in the will a detailed list of antique jewellery and loose gems contained in the thermos.

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New York hotelier and real estate billionaire Leona Helmsley (called the Queen of Mean) has left $12m (5.97m) to her pet dog, Trouble

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The man who left part of his inheritance to the woman who would give birth to the most children 10 years after his death

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The homeless who fled police while bringing him news of a $6- million inheritance

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Ephesians 1:13-14 And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, 14 who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's possession to the praise of his glory. NIV

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I.An ___________ In-heritance A.From our Families A.Genetic Characteristics physical traits B.Property possessions, land, wealth C.Other Immaterial Possessions problems, diseases, addictions. B.Definitions: Something Obtained, received, a reward, an estate. It literally means, To come into a possession as a divine right. To receive a possession from the deceased.

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II.A __________ In-heritance A.More _______________ Pain Genesis 3:16 He said to the woman, "I will increase your pain and your labor when you give birth to children. Yet, you will long for your husband, and he will rule you. B.______________ Earth Genesis 3:17-18 Then he said to the man, "You listened to your wife and ate fruit from the tree, although I commanded you, 'You must never eat its fruit.' The ground is cursed because of you. Through hard work you will eat food that comes from it every day of your life. 18 The ground will grow thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat wild plants.

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