Isaac Bird (1793–1876) was one of the first Protestant missionaries in

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. He was best known for his 1876 publication ''Bible work in Bible lands: or, Events in the history of the Syria mission''.Bible work in Bible lands: or, Events in the history of the Syria mission
/ref> He undertook a number of journeys throughout Syria and Palestine, primarily in the 1820s and 1830s. In 1825 he had a school with 85 Syrian pupils. In 1833, he wrote his ''Thirteen Letters'' in reply to the Maronite Bishop of

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, which were printed in

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at the American Press that had been moved to Beirut in April of that year. He left Syria in 1836, and died forty years later in

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THE SEVEN PIONEERS OF SYRIA MISSION WORK - ISAAC BIRD, THE HISTORIAN; PAGE 5 OF 9: ISAAC BIRD, THE HISTORIAN
{{Authority control Protestant missionaries in Syria Missionary educators 1793 births 1876 deaths