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Key to the Hebrew-Egyptian mystery in the source of measures, etc

by J. Ralston Skinner

  • First published:
  • 19th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: Primary source

Complete title: Key to the Hebrew-Egyptian Mystery in the Source of Measures Originating the British Inch and the Ancient Cubit by Which Was Built the Great Pyramid of Egypt and the Temple of Solomon; And Through the Possession and Use of Which, Man, Assuming to Realize the Creative Law of the Deity, Set It Forth in a Mystery, Among the Hebrews called Kabbala. Unlike other electronic copies of The Source of Measures, this one includes a foldout at the beginning of Supplement that has been added to an existing Google Books scan.

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Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Demonology, angelology, and possession, Kabbalah and Jewish esotericism, and Pyramids, ancient engineering, and sacred architecture.

  • Kabbalah and Jewish esotericism

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive matched “Kabbalah”. Retained metadata contains “Kabbalah” in the subject metadata.

    • Kabbalah· via Internet Archive
    • Kabbalah· in subject
  • Retained metadata contains “possession” in the description.

    • possession· in description
  • Retained metadata contains “pyramid” in the description and “pyramid” in the subject metadata.

    • pyramid· in description
    • pyramid· in subject

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Internet Archive unrestricted pre-1900 PDF scan

1894-01-01T00:00:00ZEnglishPublic digitized item

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