Rosenberg, A[braham] Ch[aim]. Otzar ha-Shemoth [encyclopedia of names in the Bible]

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Rosenberg, A[braham] Ch[aim]. Otzar ha-Shemoth [encyclopedia of names in the Bible]

Five volumes. Second edition Vol. I: pp. (4), 22, (4), cols.570. Vol. II: pp. (2), cols. 571-816, pp. (3), cols. 1-300. Vol. III: pp. (4), cols. 301-908. Vol. IV: pp. (2), 3-534. Vol. V: pp. (2), cols. 5-556, p. (1). Top edges gilt. Uniform half morocco, spines missing or torn. 4to Goldman, Hebrew Printing in America 228 (and see 1206)

New York: n.p. 1923

Est: $300 - $500

"The articles of the dictionary bear upon almost every phase and aspect of life, culture, religion, history, geography and Palestinian topography, as reflected in the Bible. The subjects are treated extensively. The erudition displayed and the mastery of the literature pertaining to the Bible is impressive...Rosenberg made extensive use of Jewish sources, and quotes frequently the views of the Talmud, of leading Jewish commentators, of thinkers, and scholars, on numerous subjects and themes" (M. Waxman, A History of Jewish Literature, Vol. IV, pp. 1104-5).