chap. ii. v. 19: “God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air, and brought them unto Adam, to see what he would call them, and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.” Now Dr. Chwolson, who has not failed to perceive this coincidence,[1] does not accept the conclusion, but contents himself with saying that he shall afterwards explain what is here said of Adam, by quoting another more elaborate (ausfŭhrlichere) passage on the subject. Certainly such a passage ought to have been given. I am no less surprised to see that Prof. Chwolson quotes, without the slightest hesitation, without perceiving that it furnishes a serious objection to his own theory, another passage:[2] وهما من نسل اخوين من وُلْد ادم وكانا من امّ واحدة من ازواج ادم ونسآيه لانّ ادم علي ما ذكر العلمآء بالنسب وَلَدَ اربعة وستّين وُلْد اثنين وعشرين انثي واثنين واربعين ذكر فاعقب من الذكور منهم اربعة عشر وُلْدا والباقين لا عقب لهم باق الي الآن ۞
