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English: A seal of the Germantown congregation, used by various members on land transactions. Previously thought to be the personal seal of Alexander Mack because of the "A.M.," which more likely refers to "Abendmahl," the Brethren's Lord's Supper or Love Feast.[1]

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  1. ↑ Brethren Encyclopedia, Volume IV, pp. 2142-2143.
Date Mid-eighteenth century, the first known use being in 1753.
Source Morgan Library Special Collections, Grace College and Seminary
Author An adaptation of Jan Sommerfeld's illustration for the first printing of Jacob Boehme's works, edited by the Radical Pietist Georg Gichtel, and published in Amsterdam in 1682.

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Seal of Alexander Mack and symbol of the Schwarzenau Brethren

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