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Book about Judaism and the Holy Land in Latin - Holland 1717 – Very Important and Interesting - Antiquitates sacrae veterum Hebraeorum by Adrian Reland. Adrian Reland (1676-1718) was the son of a Protestant priest. He was a polymath, but mostly a linguist, geographer and cartographer. The book before us is about one of his favorite subjects: the geography of the Land of Israel. The book is written in Latin with words in Greek, Hebrew, Arabic, Persian and Aramaic. There are many references to the Talmud. Size: 10.5X16.5 cm. 548 pp. and 42 additional pages of indices. Condition: Very Good.