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Sanchuniathon
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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'SANCHUNIATHONxxvii. 9, &c.) which stood in the Phoenician temples. That any writings of Sanchuniathon ever existed it is impossible to say. Philo drew his traditions from various sources, adapted them to suit his purpose, and conjured with a venerable name to gain credit for his narrative. Porphyry says that Sanchuniathon (here called a native of Byblus) wrote a history of the Jews, based on information derived from Hierombal (i.e. Jeruba'al), a priest of the god Jevo (i.e. Yahveh, Jehovah), and dedicated it to Abelbal or Abibal, king of Berytus. The story is probably a pure invention; the reference to Berytus shows that it is late.
See Eusebius, Praep. Ev. i. 9 (Muller, Fragm. hist. Graec. iii. pp. 563 foll.).
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Sanchuniathon'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​s/sanchuniathon.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Sanchuniathon'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​s/sanchuniathon.html. 1910.