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cliap. ii. v. 19 : " God formed every beast 

 of the field, and every fowl of the air, and 

 bronght them unto Adam, to see what he 

 would call them, and whatsoever Adam called 

 every living creature, that was the name 

 thereof." Now Dr. Chwolson, who has not 

 failed to perceive this coincidence, 1 does not 

 accept the conclusion, but contents himself 

 with saying that he shall afterwards explain 

 what is here said of Adam, by quoting 

 another more elaborate (ausfuhrlicliere) pas- 

 sage on the subject. Certainly such a pas- 

 sage ought to have been given. I am no 

 less surprised to see that Prof. Chwolson 

 quotes, without the slightest hesitation, 

 without perceiving that it furnishes a seri- 

 ous objection to his own theory, another pas- 

 sage: 2 ^ U\*j *jI jJj ^ iji,j^ J^ 5 ur* ^? 



1 Pp. 44, 45, note. 2 Pp. 49, 50. 



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