InthisnoblesuccessionshouldbementionedanAmericantheologian，Dr。EdwardRobinson，professoratNewYork。
Beginningabout1826，hedevotedhimselfforthirtyyearstothethoroughstudyofthegeographyofPalestine，andhefoundaworthycoadjutorinanotherAmericandivine，Dr。EliSmith。
Neitherofthesemendepartedopenlyfromtheoldtraditions：
thatwouldhavecostaheart-breakingprice——thelossofallfurtheropportunitytocarryontheirresearches。Robinsondidnoteventhinkitbesttocallattentiontothemythicalcharacterofmuchonwhichhispredecessorshadinsisted；hesimplybroughtin，moreandmore，thedry，clearatmosphereoftheloveoftruthfortruth’ssake，and，inthis，mythsandlegendssteadilydisappeared。BydoingthisherenderedafargreaterservicetorealChristianitythananyothertheologianhadeverdoneinthisfield。
VerycharacteristicishisdealingwiththemythofLot’swife。