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MENASSEH BEN ISRAEL. Conciliator: sive, De convenientia locorum S. Scripturae, quae pugnare inter se videntur. [8], 240 pages. 4to, 192x148 mm, 18th-century 1/4 vellum, soiled, white ink shelf number on spine, cover edges worn; contents toned, title creased and soiled, St. Charles Borromeo Seminary stamp and accession number on next leaf, clean tear across front free endpaper. Frankfurt [i. e., Amsterdam]: Authoris typis & impensis, 1633
first edition in latin; issue with Frankfurt imprint and 6-line divisional title on Z2r. Menasseh's attempt to reconcile contradictory passages in the Hebrew Bible appeared in 4 volumes in Spanish from 1632 to 1651. This translation of the first volume, on the Pentateuch, was all published in Latin. Palau 162796.
