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“Man arose to high moral vision two thousand years before the Hebrew nation was born.”

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James Henry Breasted

James Henry Breasted was an American archaeologist renowned for his research on ancient Egypt. Born on August 27, 1865, and passing away on December 2, 1935, Breasted made significant contributions to the field of archaeology, particularly in the study of ancient Egyptian civilization. more

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