The Natural History of the Bible: or, a description of all the quadrupeds, birds, fiches, reptiles, and insects, trees, plants, flowers, gums, and precious stones, mentioned in the Sacred ScripturesThomas Tegg, 1824 - 430 pages |
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... species , feræ agrestes et animalia domestica , homini familiaria , aliæque res ad Historiam Naturalem perti- nentes producantur . Sic in carmine Jobao equus bello aptus , asinus sylvestris , struthiocamelus , aquila , crocodilus , et ...
... species , feræ agrestes et animalia domestica , homini familiaria , aliæque res ad Historiam Naturalem perti- nentes producantur . Sic in carmine Jobao equus bello aptus , asinus sylvestris , struthiocamelus , aquila , crocodilus , et ...
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... species naturally deaf , for such kinds are mentioned by Avicenna , as quoted by Bochart ; or one deaf by accident ; or on account of its appearing to be so . In either case , in the language of poetry , it may be said to stop its ear ...
... species naturally deaf , for such kinds are mentioned by Avicenna , as quoted by Bochart ; or one deaf by accident ; or on account of its appearing to be so . In either case , in the language of poetry , it may be said to stop its ear ...
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... species of whitish stone , called in Arabic , BATSRATON , and adding the article AL ; AL - BATSRATON : a species of onyx 10 . It is a The Septuagint once use aλabarreos , 2 Kings xxi . 13. for the Hebrew by , a dish or platter ; and the ...
... species of whitish stone , called in Arabic , BATSRATON , and adding the article AL ; AL - BATSRATON : a species of onyx 10 . It is a The Septuagint once use aλabarreos , 2 Kings xxi . 13. for the Hebrew by , a dish or platter ; and the ...
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... species of wood to be wholly unknown to us 20 . Josephus , however , describes it particularly . " The ships from Ophir , says he , brought precious stones and pine trees which Solomon made use of for supporting the temple and his ...
... species of wood to be wholly unknown to us 20 . Josephus , however , describes it particularly . " The ships from Ophir , says he , brought precious stones and pine trees which Solomon made use of for supporting the temple and his ...
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... species of a warm climate , the habits of which are probably different from those of a cold one ; so that his words , as commonly interpreted , may be perfectly correct and consistent with nature , and yet be not at all applicable to ...
... species of a warm climate , the habits of which are probably different from those of a cold one ; so that his words , as commonly interpreted , may be perfectly correct and consistent with nature , and yet be not at all applicable to ...
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Aleppo ancient animal appears Arabia Arabic beasts beautiful Bible bird Bochart called Cantic Celsius Chaldee Chron colour common creature crocodile described desert Deut Dioscorides Egypt Egyptians Exod Ezek feet flesh flowers Forskal fruit Geddes Greek grows Harmer Hasselquist Hebr Hebrew Hebrew name Hebrew word Herodotus Hieroz Hist horses Hosea insect Isai Isaiah Israel Israelites Jerom Jews Josephus Judea kind Kings learned Levit lion locust Luke Matth means mentioned Michaelis Moses myrrh nature Numb observes ostrich passage plant Plin Pliny probably prophet Prov Psal Psalm quæ referred remarks rendered resemblance sacred says Scheuchzer Scripture Illustrated seems Septuagint serpent Shaw signifies Solomon species stone Strabo supposed Syria thou tion translated Trav tree verse viii Vulgate wild wine wings wood worship writers xvii xxiv xxviii
Popular passages
Page 363 - Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
Page 204 - He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha! And he smelleth the battle afar off, The thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
Page 295 - And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them. They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.
Page 251 - A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth : the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.
Page 395 - The eternal regions. Lowly reverent Towards either throne they bow, and to the ground, With solemn adoration, down they cast Their crowns inwove with amarant and gold — Immortal amarant, a flower which once In Paradise, fast by the tree of life, Began to bloom ; but soon for man's offence To Heaven removed, where first it grew, there grows.
Page 110 - Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep ; so shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
Page 362 - He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a, man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine's blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol.
Page 152 - Ben-hadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me.
Page 153 - But his father and his mother knew not that it was of the LORD, that he sought an occasion against the Philistines : for at that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel.
Page 16 - As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.