Excerpt from A Commentary on the Book of Genesis: For the Use of Readers of the English Version of the Bible Edward Robinson, D.D., Biblical Researches in Palestine. Sec. Cd., 3 Vols. Lond. 1856. A. P. Stanley, Sinai and Palestine, in connection with their history. Lond. 185 6. - J Kitto, Scrip ture Lands. Lond. 1850. - W. M. Thomson, twenty-five years a missionary in Syria and Pales tine, The Land and the Book. Lond. 1860. Col. Chesney, Expedition for the Survey of the rivers Euphrates and Tigris. 4 Vols. Lond. 1850. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.