The Bible used by Barnch Spinoza, the eminent philosophar, has been found by Dr. I. Melkman, Netherlands literary figure, according to a message received today by the Tel Aviv branch of the World Hebrew Union. Handwriting on the margins of many pages has been identified as Spinoza’s, the report stated.
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