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Mount Kenya is also where, according to “The Perfect Nine,” God showed Gikuyu and Mumbi, founders of the Agikuyu people, the magical land He was bequeathing them.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 12, 2020

No doubt Steve Jobs believed the cash pile he was bequeathing to Tim Cook when he died was an enormous asset, on par with Apple’s strong brand and engineering talent.

From Slate • Jan. 31, 2014

As he himself said, he was not, after all, leaving them fatherless; he was bequeathing them to Ireland and to God.

From The Dock and the Scaffold by Unknown

Did Gilbert White imagine he was bequeathing light to us?

From Waiting for Daylight by Tomlinson, H. M. (Henry Major)

Had the old man known what trouble he was bequeathing to his sole heir, I imagine he would have arranged things a little differently.

From Lord Stranleigh Abroad by Barr, Robert