Note 62 — Chapter IV · BAKTCHÉSERAI AND TCHOUFOUT KALEH.
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The name Karaim comes from the Hebrew word “Kara,” Scripture. They are also frequently called “Bene Mukra,” sons of the text, and “Baala Mikra,” masters or possessors of the text. Henderson’s ‘Biblical Res. in Russia,’ p. 316.