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| | Cleodemus Malchus |
 | | Emil Schürer writes: "The work of a certain Cleodemus or Malchus, of which unfortunately only a short notice is preserved, seems to have presented a classic example of that intermixture of native (Oriental) and Greek traditions, which was popular throughout the region of Hellenism. |
 | | Both the Semitic name Malchus and the contents of the work prove, that the author was no Greek, but either a Jew or a Samaritan. |
 | | In the work of this Malchus it is related, thta Abraham had three sons by Keturah, Αφεραν, Ασουρειμ, Ιαφραν, from whom the Assyrians, the town of Aphra and the land of Africa derive their names. |
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