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THE
POSITION
OF THE
SHEMITIC NATIONS
IN THE
HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION.




An Inaugural Lecture,
DELIVERED IN THE COLLEGE OF FRANCE,
ON ASSUMING THE CHAIR OF THE
HEBREW, CHALDAIC, & SYRIAC PROFESSORSHIP,
BY
M. ERNEST RENAN,
MEMBRE DE L’INSTITUT, ETC. ETC.