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JEWISH TEMPLE DEsrRoYED.--At Avig-
non the Jewish temple has been destroyed
by fire, with all which il contained, the
heaviest part of the loss being the sacred
books, many of which were Of great anti
guilty. The collection ofthe ScpAer Iaorrl
(Book Of the Law,) was composed Of y
rolls of parchment, aad was one OF ;he rich.
es' ia the world. This book contains :.
us. OF the Penia,euch; AMI, to show the
value o. copy, we are informed that it IS
al Jerusalem only that the Rabbius may de-
vote themselves TO this labor. Years arc
consumed in the produciion OF one Of these
copies; for the slighlest error, the slightest
ensure, ;Ae most minute impeIlsction or
inequality in the letters, necessi;aies The re-
commencement OF the work. The letters
Of the book are counted. and are two ma-
lions in number. With the exception af
that at Bordeaux: the edifice destroyed is
said 10 have been the finest Hebrew Tenn.
pie ia Franse.-AihcaeHg,.