Abraham: Recent Discoveries and Hebrew Origins |
Contents
ABRAHAM AND UR page | 9 |
THE AUTHORITY OF THE TRADITION | 19 |
THE SITE OF UR AND ITS DISCOVERY page | 57 |
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Abraham: Recent Discoveries and Hebrew Origins Leonard Woolley,Sir Leonard Woolley Snippet view - 1936 |
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