Altogether, some 6,000 graduates of theology left Halle during Francke's career, "men imbued with his spirit, good exegetes, and devoted pastors, who spread their doctrines all over Germany, and in the early decades of the 18th century occupied a majority of the pulpits."
"The Story of Our Hymns"
Ernest Edwin Ryden
The exegetes, the highest official in the town, now came forward and took a new list out of the hand of Papias the sculptor.
"The Complete Historical Romances of Georg Ebers"
Georg Ebers
After rapidly casting an eye on this, he handed it to a herald who followed him, who proclaimed to all the assembly: "In the name of the most noble exegetes I request your attention, all you ladies here assembled, the wives and daughters of Macedonians and of Roman citizens.
"The Complete Historical Romances of Georg Ebers"
Georg Ebers