McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Hamet

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McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Hamet


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a Mohammedan prophet, who began to teach on the western coast of Africa in 1792. He rejected the ancient doctrine of the Caliphs, introduced certain modifications into the Moslem faith, and thus gathered a number of followers. Hamet was finally killed, and his followers soon dispersed.