Alois musil biography of abraham

Professor Alois Musil, D.Th.
(June 30, 1868–April 12, 1944)

Alois Musil was born in the Moravian village of Rychtářov, nearby Vyškov (approx. 200 km southeast of Prague, or 120 km north of Vienna, at that time the territory of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire that is present-day Czech Republic). After graduating from Gymnasium, he decided to lighten his parents’ economic burden from their indebted farm by enrolling in the theological seminary in Olomouc. In 1891, he passed his final exams with high marks and was ordained a priest.

While studying for his doctorate (1891–1895) Musil learned of the École biblique opening in Jerusalem. He enrolled in November 1895. From 1897 to 1898 he continued his studies with the Jesuits at Saint Joseph University in Beirut. His move to the Orient launched the series of his research expeditions, the first of which focused on the less populated areas of Palestine associated with the Old Testament (Sinai, the Negev, the re