Biblical Natural Science: Being the Explanation of All References in Holy Scripture to Geology, Botany, Zoology, and Physical Geography, Volume 2William MacKenzie, 1862 - 624 pages |
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... colours , as grey , brown , red , and blue . The well - known emery , used in polishing stones , cutting glass , & c . , has the grey colour predominating . When brown prevails , we have the , so - called , ada- mantine spar . Red ...
... colours , as grey , brown , red , and blue . The well - known emery , used in polishing stones , cutting glass , & c . , has the grey colour predominating . When brown prevails , we have the , so - called , ada- mantine spar . Red ...
Page 116
... colour and of others highly esteemed . He says " The purple signified the sea , because that colour is dyed by the blood of a sea shell - fish ; the blue is fit to signify the air ; and the scarlet will naturally be an indication of ...
... colour and of others highly esteemed . He says " The purple signified the sea , because that colour is dyed by the blood of a sea shell - fish ; the blue is fit to signify the air ; and the scarlet will naturally be an indication of ...
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... colours are brilliant and lively . A pale yellowish coffee - brown colour predominates on the upper parts , losing itself in numerous gray marblings on the flanks , which scarcely allows the beautiful yellow colour of the ground to be ...
... colours are brilliant and lively . A pale yellowish coffee - brown colour predominates on the upper parts , losing itself in numerous gray marblings on the flanks , which scarcely allows the beautiful yellow colour of the ground to be ...
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ancient animal answer appear associated Assyria bear beasts beauty become bird blessing branches bring brought called cedar chapter colour command common corn David described Deut doubt earth east Egypt Egyptian expression feet field figure fruit gathered give given gold ground hand head heart Hebrew hundred illustration Israel kind king known land Lebanon light look Lord means mentioned Moses mountains natural noticed occurs Palestine pass passage plain plant Plate prophet Psalm referred regarded rendered river root says Scripture seen shalt side specially species stand stones strong taken thee things thou translated tree tribe true turned unto valley verse whole wild wilderness wine wood young