Grant, Elihu, 1873-1942

Grant was educated at Boston University (A.B., 1898; A.M., 1900; Ph. D., 1906; S.T.B., 1907). He was ordained in the Methodist Episcopal Church, 1900, served as superintendent of the American Friends Schools in Ramallah and Jerusalem, 1901-1904, and pastor, East Saugus, Mass., 1904-1907. He was professor of Biblical literature at Smith College, 1907-1917 and at Haverford College, 1917-1938. He was actively involved with archaeological digs in Palestine.

From the description of Elihu Grant papers, 1880-1942. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 52636304

Elihu Grant, circa 1905

Elihu Grant (1873 - 1942) was born in Stevensville PA to William Thomas and Amanda Lewis Bird Grant. After receiving his undergraduate degree from Boston University in 1898, he remained in Boston to continue his studies at Boston University. In 1899, he married Almy Chase, with whom he had one daughter, Rachel (Class of 1929). Grant received his Ph.D. in 1906 and an S.T.B. in 1907.

During this time he worked as a student pastor in the towns of Wilmington and Revere (1894 - 1901). After being ordained into the Methodist Episcopal ministry in 1900, he was appointed superintendent of the American Friends' Schools in Ram Allah, Jerusalem. He returned to Massachusetts in 1904 to become a pastor in East Saugus.

In 1907, Grant joined the faculty at Smith College as an associate professor of Biblical Literature. Following his work at Smith College, Grant took a professorship at Haverford College in Pennsylvania in 1917 and remained active until his retirement in 1938. While at Haverford, he served as director of the Haverford Graduate School (1923 - 1927), and from 1928 until 1933, he served as director of Haverford American Excavations at Ain Shems (Beth Shemesh).

• 1907: The Peasantry of Palestine: The Life, Manners, and Customs of the Village
• 1916: The Bible as Literature
• 1918: Cuneiform Documents in the Smith College Library
• 1920: The Orient in Biblical Times
• 1921: The People of Palestine
• 1922: A New Era In Palestine Exploration
• 1929: Beth Shemesh (Palestine) : Progress of the Haverford Archaeological expedition
• 1931: Ain Shems Excavations (Palestine) 1928 - 1931, part 1
• 1932: Ain Shems Excavations (Palestine) 1928 - 1931, part 2
• 1934: Rumeileh: Being Ain Shems excavations (Palestine), part 3
• 1936: Ain Shems Excavations (Palestine), part 4
• 1938: Palestine Today
• 1938: The Haverford Symposium on Archeology and the Bible
• 1939: Ain Shems Excavations (Palestine), part 5
• 1940: Palestine Our Holy Land

From the guide to the Elihu Grant papers RG42., 1873 - 1948, (Smith College Archives)