The Natural History of the Bible, Or, A Description of All the Quadrupeds, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, and Insects, Trees, Plants, Flowers, Gums, and Precious Stones, Mentioned in the Sacred Scriptures: Collected from the Best Authorities, and Alphabetically Arranged |
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... east ; as the WHALE and the BADGER , crea- tures with which the Jews must have been wholly unac- quainted . And though in the book of Job there are very particular descriptions of the LEVIATHAN and BEHEMOTH , our translators discover ...
... east ; as the WHALE and the BADGER , crea- tures with which the Jews must have been wholly unac- quainted . And though in the book of Job there are very particular descriptions of the LEVIATHAN and BEHEMOTH , our translators discover ...
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... east ; and are often of more important use , as they remove some difficulty from narratives , or some obscurity from ... eastern languages , in 1749 he was convey- ed by the Levant company to Smyrna , and for two years was engaged in ...
... east ; and are often of more important use , as they remove some difficulty from narratives , or some obscurity from ... eastern languages , in 1749 he was convey- ed by the Levant company to Smyrna , and for two years was engaged in ...
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... east , that by travelling through Syria , Palestine , and Egypt , and observing the animals , plants , & c . of those regions , and investigating their nature and qualities , they might ascertain those which are named in Holy Writ ...
... east , that by travelling through Syria , Palestine , and Egypt , and observing the animals , plants , & c . of those regions , and investigating their nature and qualities , they might ascertain those which are named in Holy Writ ...
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... east , and in most cases has been able by some evident simila- rity of sound , or some other striking circumstance , with sufficient clearness to identify each individual . He had the opportunity of consulting the natural history of DA ...
... east , and in most cases has been able by some evident simila- rity of sound , or some other striking circumstance , with sufficient clearness to identify each individual . He had the opportunity of consulting the natural history of DA ...
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... East , & c . 4 vols . 8vo . London , 1787 . HASSELQUIST ( Fred . ) Travels into the Levant . 8vo . Lon . 1766 . HILLER ( Matt . ) Hierophyticon ; sive commentarius in loca S. Scripturæ quæ plantarum faciunt mentionem . 4to . Traj . a d ...
... East , & c . 4 vols . 8vo . London , 1787 . HASSELQUIST ( Fred . ) Travels into the Levant . 8vo . Lon . 1766 . HILLER ( Matt . ) Hierophyticon ; sive commentarius in loca S. Scripturæ quæ plantarum faciunt mentionem . 4to . Traj . a d ...
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Aleppo ancient animal appears Arabia Arabic beasts beautiful Bible bird BOCHART called Cantic CELSIUS Chaldee Chron colour common creatures crocodile described desert Deut DIOSCORIDES Egypt Egyptians Exod Ezek feet flesh FORSKAL fruit GEDDES Greek grows HARMER HASSELQUIST Hebr Hebrew Hebrew name Hebrew word HERODOTUS Hieroz Hist horses Hosea insect Isai Isaiah Israelites JEROM Jews JOSEPHUS Judea kind Kings learned Levit lion locust Lord Luke Matth means mentioned MICHAELIS Moses myrrh nature Numb observes ostrich passage plant PLIN PLINY probably prophet Prov Psal Psalm quæ refer remarks rendered resembling 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