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Edward Robinson (April 10, 1794 – January 27, 1863) was an American biblical scholar known for his magnum opus, Biblical Researches in Palestine , the first major work in Biblical Geography and Biblical Archaeology , which earned him the epithets "Father of Biblical Geography" and "Founder of Modern Palestinology." He studied in the United States and Germany, a center of biblical scholarship and exploration of the Bible as history . He translated scriptural works from classical languages , as well as German translations. His Greek and English Lexicon of the New Testament (1836; last revision, 1850) became a standard authority in the United States, and was reprinted several times in Great Britain. Archeology and the Old Testament .
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Edward Robinson (1794-1863) was an American biblical scholar, known as the "Father of Biblical Geography".
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Edward Robinson (April 10, 1794 – January 27, 1863) was an American biblical scholar .His work in Biblical Geography and Biblical Archaeology done in the Ottoman-ruled Palestine region , bought him the position of "Father of Biblical Geography" and "founder of modern Palestinology." James B.Archeology and the Old Testament .
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Edward Robinson (April 10, 1794 – January 27, 1863) was an American biblical scholar known for his magnum opus, Biblical Researches in Palestine , the first major work in Biblical Geography and Biblical Archaeology , which earned him the epithets "Father of Biblical Geography" and "Founder of Modern Palestinology." He studied in the United States and Germany , a center of biblical scholarship and exploration of the Bible as history .He translated scriptural works from classical languages , as well as German translations.His Greek and English Lexicon of the New Testament (1836; last revision, 1850) became a standard authority in the United States, and was reprinted several times in Great Britain. Archeology and the Old Testament .
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American biblical scholar (1794-1863) Edward Robinson (April 10, 1794 – January 27, 1863) was an American biblical scholar known for his magnum opus, Biblical Researches in Palestine , the first major work in biblical geography and biblical archaeology , which earned him the epithets "Father of Biblical Geography" and "Founder of Modern Palestinology." He studied in the United States and Germany, centers of biblical scholarship and exploration of the Bible as history . He translated scriptural works from classical languages as well as German translations. His Greek and English Lexicon of the New Testament (1836; last revision, 1850) became a standard authority in the United States and was reprinted several times in Great Britain. Archeology and the Old Testament .
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american biblical scholar known for his magnum opus
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