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 ix
... frequent recurrence for metaphorical expressions to na- tural objects , and particularly to plants and to trees , is so ... frequently as the poets . " MICHAELIS note upon LowтH's lect . vi . B fairly , and candidly . If I have at all ...
... frequent recurrence for metaphorical expressions to na- tural objects , and particularly to plants and to trees , is so ... frequently as the poets . " MICHAELIS note upon LowтH's lect . vi . B fairly , and candidly . If I have at all ...
Page x
... frequently merely conjec- tural . My extracts were made from this work before there was any expectation that it would be reprinted in this country , and therefore I quoted with greater freedom and copied with greater copiousness ; but ...
... frequently merely conjec- tural . My extracts were made from this work before there was any expectation that it would be reprinted in this country , and therefore I quoted with greater freedom and copied with greater copiousness ; but ...
Page xxxv
... or claimed to be worshipped under the title of the Holy One . Far from this , even the wor ship of these gods was frequently performed by impure rites , and the use of vile and filthy animals , * by DISSERTATION III .
... or claimed to be worshipped under the title of the Holy One . Far from this , even the wor ship of these gods was frequently performed by impure rites , and the use of vile and filthy animals , * by DISSERTATION III .
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... frequently seen . ‡ The deaf adder , or asp , may either be a serpent of a species naturally deaf , for such kinds are mentioned by AVICENNA , as quoted by BоCHART ; or one deaf by accident ; or on account of its appearing to be so . In ...
... frequently seen . ‡ The deaf adder , or asp , may either be a serpent of a species naturally deaf , for such kinds are mentioned by AVICENNA , as quoted by BоCHART ; or one deaf by accident ; or on account of its appearing to be so . In ...
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... frequently re- marked in certain cattle , which , on this account are termed true yoke - fellows . LE CLERC considers this law as merely symboli- cal , importing that they must not form improper alliances in civil and religious life ...
... frequently re- marked in certain cattle , which , on this account are termed true yoke - fellows . LE CLERC considers this law as merely symboli- cal , importing that they must not form improper alliances in civil and religious life ...
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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