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 xxxiii
... bodies , and to others , human nature had an inbred antipathy ; so that , in the main , what the law forbid , was nature's aversion before . " Thus were the Jews taught to distinguish themselves from that people , not only in their ...
... bodies , and to others , human nature had an inbred antipathy ; so that , in the main , what the law forbid , was nature's aversion before . " Thus were the Jews taught to distinguish themselves from that people , not only in their ...
Page xxxvi
... body is the seat of the soul , God would have it a fit instrument for its companion , and therefore removes from his people all those obstructions which may hinder the soul in its operations ; for which reason all such meats are ...
... body is the seat of the soul , God would have it a fit instrument for its companion , and therefore removes from his people all those obstructions which may hinder the soul in its operations ; for which reason all such meats are ...
Page xxxviii
... body , —and commented on the va- rious animals clean and unclean , enumerated in the Levitical in- stitute , draws the following conclusion : " From what has been said in relation to the alcalescence of animal aliment , one reason at ...
... body , —and commented on the va- rious animals clean and unclean , enumerated in the Levitical in- stitute , draws the following conclusion : " From what has been said in relation to the alcalescence of animal aliment , one reason at ...
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... bodies . ‡ NICODEMUS is said , John xix . 39 , to have brought one hundred pounds weight of myrrh and aloes to embalm the body of JESUS . The quantity has been exclaimed against by certain Jews , as being enough for fifty bodies . But ...
... bodies . ‡ NICODEMUS is said , John xix . 39 , to have brought one hundred pounds weight of myrrh and aloes to embalm the body of JESUS . The quantity has been exclaimed against by certain Jews , as being enough for fifty bodies . But ...
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... body is covered with short and coarse hair , generally of a pale dun colour , with a streak of black running down the back , and across the shoul- ders . The prevailing colour of the animal in the East is red- dish ; and the Arabic word ...
... body is covered with short and coarse hair , generally of a pale dun colour , with a streak of black running down the back , and across the shoul- ders . The prevailing colour of the animal in the East is red- dish ; and the Arabic word ...
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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 quĉ 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