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Years

Years

Menilek, or David I. reigned 4

Katzina reigned, -

- 9

Hendedya, or Zagdur, - 1

Wazeha,

1

Awida, - - 1 1

Hazer, • -

- 2

Aufyi, - 3

Kalas,

6

Sawe, - - - 31

Solaya,

16

Gefaya, - - 15

Falaya,

- 26

Katar, - - - -15

Aglebu,

3

Mouta, 20

Afifena,

1

Bahas, - 9

Brus,

29

Kawida, 2

Mohefa,

1

Kanaza, - - - 10

Bazen, -

- 16

succeeded to the throne in the 986th year before Christ; and this number of years must be exhausted in the reign of these twenty-two kings, when each reign, in that case, will amount to more than forty-four years, which is impossible. The reign of the twenty-one kings of Israel, at a medium, is a little more than twenty-two years at an average, and that is thought abundantly high. And, even upon that footing of comparison, there will be wanting a great deal more than half the number of years between Menilek and Bazen, so that this account is apparently false. But I have another very material objection to it, as well as the

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