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Bookmark or Share- Eli Smith - WikipediaEli Smith (born September 13, 1801, in Northford, Connecticut, to Eli and Polly (Whitney) Smith, and died January 11, 1857, in Beirut, Lebanon) was an American Protestant missionary and scholar. He graduated from Yale College in 1821 and from Andover Theological Seminary in 1826.
- Guide to the Eli Smith Family PapersEli Smith, an early missionary to the Middle East serving under the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, is best known for his translation of the Bible into Arabic.
- The Rev. Eli Smith, 1801-1857: Evangelical Orientalist in the LevantEli Smith and Harrison Gray Otis Dwight, Missionary Researches in Armenia: Including a Journey to Georgia and Persia With a Visit to the Christians of Oormiah and Salmos, (London, 1838). (Note: This 348 page American travel classic is now available in a paperback facsimile edition.) Striking eastward on horseback they crossed the bleak northern ...
- Divinity Library exhibit explores missionary methods | YaleNewsDiverse Methods for Spreading the Missionary Message” is on display at the Yale Divinity School Library through Aug. 30. By Mike Cummings. February 13, 2019. Yale graduate and missionary Eli Smith 1821 B.A. moved to Beirut in 1834 and established an Arabic press there to help spread the Christian message in the Middle East.
- Smith, Eli (1801-1857) | History of Missiology - Boston UniversityAmerican missionary and orientalist. Smith was born in Northford, Connecticut, and graduated from Yale with a B.A. in 1821. In 1826 he graduated from Andover Theological Seminary, was ordained, and was sent by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) to superintend the ABCFM printing press at Malta.
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