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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Page iii
... Jews , nor the prohibition of the latter , was merely arbi- trary , but founded , among other reasons , upon judicious rules of dietetic regimen , adapted primarily to the cli- mate , or to the nature and qualities of the animals , as ...
... Jews , nor the prohibition of the latter , was merely arbi- trary , but founded , among other reasons , upon judicious rules of dietetic regimen , adapted primarily to the cli- mate , or to the nature and qualities of the animals , as ...
Page iv
... 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 their ignorance of the creatures described , by retaining 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 their ignorance of the creatures described , by retaining the ...
Page xxxi
... Jews a distinct people from the na- tions of idolatry . This is declared Levit . xx . 24 , 25 , and 26 . " I am the Lord your God , who have separated you from other people ; ye shall therefore put difference between clean beasts and ...
... Jews a distinct people from the na- tions of idolatry . This is declared Levit . xx . 24 , 25 , and 26 . " I am the Lord your God , who have separated you from other people ; ye shall therefore put difference between clean beasts and ...
Page xxxiii
... Jewish ritual , and observes that those animals which are prohibited by Moses , were such as were reputed sacred by the ... Jews taught to distinguish themselves from that people , not only in their religious worship , not being allowed ...
... Jewish ritual , and observes that those animals which are prohibited by Moses , were such as were reputed sacred by the ... Jews taught to distinguish themselves from that people , not only in their religious worship , not being allowed ...
Page xxxiv
... Jews from all other people . It made it next to impossible for the one to mix with the other either in meals , in marriage , or in any familiar connexion . Their opposite customs in the article of diet not only precluded a friendly and ...
... Jews from all other people . It made it next to impossible for the one to mix with the other either in meals , in marriage , or in any familiar connexion . Their opposite customs in the article of diet not only precluded a friendly and ...
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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