THE HEBREW BIBLE (NOS. 1 AND 2); FROM THE EDITION OF EVERARDO VAN DER HOOGHT, NEW-YORK: WHITING & WATSON, 1815

The first Hebrew Bible imprint to appear in New York and the first Hebrew Bible imprint with vocalization printed in America.

The first complete American edition of the Hebrew Bible was printed in Philadelphia by Thomas Dobson in 1814. Not long thereafter, the New York publishers Whiting & Watson issued the present title, using the same text, edited by Everardo Van Der Hooght, which had originally appeared in Amsterdam in 1705 and was frequently reprinted thereafter. They planned to issue the entire Bible in sixteen installments, of which this volume comprises parts 1 and 2 (Genesis and Exodus 1:1-14:16). However, due to lack of funds and competition from Dobson, no further volumes of this edition appeared.