Eli Smith Family Papers, 1821-1964

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Eli Smith Family Papers, 1821-1964

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Letters, journals, and writings in this record groupdocument Eli Smith's missionary work in the Middle East. Letters of his thirdwife, Mehitable Simpkins Butler Smith, provide valuable documentation of herten years in the Middle East. Research materials gathered by Margaret Leavycomplement the original holdings. Eli Smith, an early missionary to the MiddleEast serving under the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, isbest known for his translation of the Bible into Arabic.

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Yake University Divinity School Library

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American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions

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The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) was among the first American Christian missionary organizations. It was created in 1810 by recent graduates of Williams College. In the 19th century it was the largest and most important of American missionary organizations and consisted of participants from Protestant Reformed traditions such as Presbyterians, Congregationalists, and German Reformed churches. Before 1870, the ABCFM consisted of Protestants of several denominati...

Smith, Eli, 1801-1857

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Eli Smith was a missionary of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions from 1826 until his death. He was stationed mainly in Beirut and is remembered as a translator of the Bible into Arabic. He traveled in Greece, Armenia and Palestine. From the description of Eli Smith Arabic papers, [ca. 1826-ca. 1857]. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612237400 Eli Smith, an early missionary to the Middle East appointed by the American Board of Commissioners for ...