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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... beautiful tree ; and understand it of the citron ; and it is known that the Jews still make use of the fruit of this tree at their yearly feast of tabernacles . Citron - trees are very noble , being large , their leaves beautiful , ever ...
... beautiful tree ; and understand it of the citron ; and it is known that the Jews still make use of the fruit of this tree at their yearly feast of tabernacles . Citron - trees are very noble , being large , their leaves beautiful , ever ...
Page 20
... beautiful and very fragrant , is not pleasant to the palate while the author of " Scripture Illustrated , " from the testimony of M. FORSKAL , who says that the apple - tree is called tuffah , seems inclined to retain the common version ...
... beautiful and very fragrant , is not pleasant to the palate while the author of " Scripture Illustrated , " from the testimony of M. FORSKAL , who says that the apple - tree is called tuffah , seems inclined to retain the common version ...
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... beautiful than they are with us . Jair of Gilead had thirty sons who rode on as many asses , and commanded in thirty cities . Jud . x . 4 . Jud . x . 4 . and grand - sons rode also upon asses . makes his solemn entry into Jerusalem ...
... beautiful than they are with us . Jair of Gilead had thirty sons who rode on as many asses , and commanded in thirty cities . Jud . x . 4 . Jud . x . 4 . and grand - sons rode also upon asses . makes his solemn entry into Jerusalem ...
Page 31
... beautiful , and better goers than ours , and so , no doubt , they were anciently in Palestine ; and , being active and well broken , would need only a bridle to guide them ; whereas their horses being scarce , and often caught wild ...
... beautiful , and better goers than ours , and so , no doubt , they were anciently in Palestine ; and , being active and well broken , would need only a bridle to guide them ; whereas their horses being scarce , and often caught wild ...
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... beautiful region which had been abandoned by its terrified inhabitants . The bee is represented by the ancients , as a vexatious , and even a formidable enemy ; and the experience of every person who turns his attention to the temper ...
... beautiful region which had been abandoned by its terrified inhabitants . The bee is represented by the ancients , as a vexatious , and even a formidable enemy ; and the experience of every person who turns his attention to the temper ...
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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