The Book of Genesis: A Commentary
- ISBN-10
- 0765799936
- ISBN-13
- 9780765799937
- Series
- The Book of Genesis
- Category
- Religion / Biblical Commentary / Old Testament / General
- Pages
- 528
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson
- Author
- Samuel David Luzzatto
Description
English edition of the translation and explanation of the first book of the Bible by Samuel David Luzzatto (1800-1865), the preeminent Italian Jewish Bible scholar of the nineteenth century.
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