Alexander Keith
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1791 – 1880
Who was Alexander Keith?
Alexander Keith was a Church of Scotland minister. He was a graduate of Marischal College. Eldest son of George Skene Keith of Keith-hall and Kinkell, where he was born at the manse in 1791. From 1816 to 1840 he was minister of the parish of St. Cyrus, Scotland.
At the Disruption of 1843, Keith left the established Church of Scotland with the dissenters who formed the Free Church of Scotland.
Keith is probably best remembered for his book, Evidence of the Truth of the Christian Religion Derived from the Literal Fulfillment of Prophecy, which has gone through numerous revisions and many editions. It is still in print in a 2005 edition from Kessinger Publishing.
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- Born
- 1791
- Also known as
- Alexander Keith, D.D.
- Education
- Marischal College
- Died
- 1880
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on July 23, 2013
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