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Sethites

a Gnostic sect that existed in Egypt in the 2d century and bore some resemblance to that of the Ophites.

They worshiped Seth, the son of Adam, as the son of God, but not of the creator of Adam and Eve, and maintained that he had reappeared in the person of Jesus Christ. They pretended to have several books written by him.

SETHOS I., or SETI, an Egyptian monarch, the second Pharaoh of the XIX. dynasty; which lasted from 1326 B. C. to 1203 B. C. He seems to have been one of the shepherd race in the E. part of Delta. He was distinguished as a builder and a warrior, erecting the the temples of Osiris at Abydos, the "hall of columns" in his palace at Karnak, and establishing the power of Egypt over western Asia.

He reigned about 30 years.

SEVEN PINES dog was selected to train to the habit of setting game; and it is not till the beginning of the 19th century that any reliable record of a distinct breed of setting dogs can be found. The English setter is bred from the spaniel probably by crossing with the pointer. Though at one time setters were known of nearly all colors, at the present time the English setter is generally white with red markings, or ticked with black spots known as a "blue Belton." The Gordon setter was founded by the Duke of Gordon about 1800, by crossing the existing setter with a collie bitch which had been trained to set. The Gordon was originally a black, tan, and white dog, though white has gradually disappeared from the breed.

The Gordon setter should now be a rich and glossy black marked with tan on face, chest, and legs. The origin of the Irish setter is unknown.

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