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1776 FAMED 1 st Kennicott Hebrew BIBLE Hebraica Oxford ENORMOUS 2v SET Judaica The ‘Kennicott Bible’ has long been known as one of the most important Bibles of the 18 th -century . Benjamin Kennicott was a well-known English Hebraist who studied the Hebrew Bible and made his life’s work studying and comparing variants of Hebrew manuscripts. This utterly massive 1776 Oxford first edition of the Kennicott Bible was published by in two huge tomes, filled with Kennicott’s Hebrew annotations and scriptural references. Kennicott spent years collecting hundreds of Hebrew manuscripts, which made this one of the most thorough and comprehensive collections of variant readings of the Old Testament. According to Andrews, “Kennicott's edition was a significant contribution to biblical scholarship in the 18th century. It was the first edition to include variant readings from such a large number of Hebrew manuscripts and helped to establish the original text of the Hebrew Bible”. Item number: #24464 Price: $1500 KENNICOTT, Benjamin Vetus Testamentum Hebraicum, cum variis lectionibus Oxonii: E. typographeo Clarendoniano, 1776-1780. First edition! Details : · Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes o Vol. I – xxiii, [1], VIII, 684, [2] o Vol. II – [4], 732, 129, [7] · References: Edward D. Andrews: Introduction to the Text of the Old Testament, p.106; Darlow & Moule 5160 · Language: Hebrew / Latin · Binding: Leather; tight and secure · Size : ~17.5in X 11in (44.5cm x 28cm) Our Guarantee: Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide. Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation! 24464