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 |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 69
Page 46
... figure in verse 4 forms part of this " Tell the children of Israel ; Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyp- tians , and how I bare you on eagles ' wings , and brought you unto myself . " The same figure is more fully brought out in Deut ...
... figure in verse 4 forms part of this " Tell the children of Israel ; Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyp- tians , and how I bare you on eagles ' wings , and brought you unto myself . " The same figure is more fully brought out in Deut ...
Page 448
... figure . When the branches are bare and withered - looking , and when there is no green leafage to attract the eye , the flowers appear like a crown on the almond - tree when looked at from a short distance , and the pinkish colour ...
... figure . When the branches are bare and withered - looking , and when there is no green leafage to attract the eye , the flowers appear like a crown on the almond - tree when looked at from a short distance , and the pinkish colour ...
Page 586
... figure used here . On the contrary , it has set this verse before us in even more interest- ing lights . The laws which storms follow have been determined with considerable exactness ; but the meteorologist still meets innumerable ...
... figure used here . On the contrary , it has set this verse before us in even more interest- ing lights . The laws which storms follow have been determined with considerable exactness ; but the meteorologist still meets innumerable ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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