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POSITION 



OF THE 



SHEM1TIC NATIONS 



IN THE 



HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION. 



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DELIVERED IN THE COLLEGE OF FRANCE, 



ON ASSTTMING THE CHAIR OF THE 



HEBREW, CHALMIC, & SYEIAC PROFESSORSHIP, 



BY 



M. ERNEST RENAN, 



MEMBRE DE 1,'lNSTITUT, ETC. ETC. 



