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Who knows one hundred forty-nine?

Please cite/link your sources, if possible. At some point at least twenty-four hours from now, I will:

  • Upvote all interesting answers.

  • Accept the best answer.

  • Go on to the next number.

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Everyone, if you like this series, please up-vote the first in the series, mi.yodeya.com/questions/378 — let's get the asker a "great question" badge mi.yodeya.com/badges – msh210♦ Dec 20 '10 at 17:14
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:) Thanks, but that's really not necessary. If you like this series (or anything else on m.y) and want to pay it a real tribute, share it with your friends, social networks, newspaper, etc. There are some buttons to make that easier over here --------------------------------------------------------------------> – Isaac Moses Dec 20 '10 at 17:52
That, too! :-) – msh210♦ Dec 20 '10 at 18:21

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149 are the chapters in Tehillim that aren't titled "tehillah." (Ps. 145 is the only one, and apparently it gave its title to the entire book!)

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