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ALEPH, THE CHALDEAN;

Or,
The Messiah as Seen from Alexandria.

by

E. F. BURR, D.D., LL.D.,

Author of “Ecce Cœlum,” “Pater Mundi,” etc.

   “_So forth we gat us from our home;_
     _So we are here to-day:_
   _Now tell us where this King to find,_
     _Whose reign shall be alway._”—ANON.






New York:
Wilbur B. Ketcham,
2 Cooper Union.

Copyright, 1891,
By Wilbur B. Ketcham.




PREFACE.


Two facts, at least, should be remembered by the readers of this book.

1. It was not uncommon in the times of the Christ for Hebrew men, in
imitation of Joseph and Moses and Boaz, to marry outside of their own
people.

2. It is a great mistake to suppose that women in the R