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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... Fruit bearing , whose seed is in them , " that is , in the fruit : whether the fruit , or nut , be proper for the use of man or animals , or not . And these " ac- cording to their kinds ; " so that every seed or nut , should invaria ...
... Fruit bearing , whose seed is in them , " that is , in the fruit : whether the fruit , or nut , be proper for the use of man or animals , or not . And these " ac- cording to their kinds ; " so that every seed or nut , should invaria ...
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... fruit , or nut . A tree resembling the peach tree in its leaves and blossoms , but the fruit is longer and more compressed , the outer green coat is thinner and drier when ripe , and the shell of the stone is not so rugged . This stone ...
... fruit , or nut . A tree resembling the peach tree in its leaves and blossoms , but the fruit is longer and more compressed , the outer green coat is thinner and drier when ripe , and the shell of the stone is not so rugged . This stone ...
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... , and about four feet in length . Its blos- soms are red , intermixed with yellow ; and double , like a pink . VOL . 1 . * NIEHBUR'S Trav . V. 1. p . 71 . 2 1 From the blossom comes the fruit , or pod , OF THE BIBLE .
... , and about four feet in length . Its blos- soms are red , intermixed with yellow ; and double , like a pink . VOL . 1 . * NIEHBUR'S Trav . V. 1. p . 71 . 2 1 From the blossom comes the fruit , or pod , OF THE BIBLE .
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... fruit , or pod , which is oblong , and triangular , with three apartments filled with seed . That the flower of this plant yielded a fragrance is assured to us in the following extract from SWINBURNE'S Travels , Letter xii . " This ...
... fruit , or pod , which is oblong , and triangular , with three apartments filled with seed . That the flower of this plant yielded a fragrance is assured to us in the following extract from SWINBURNE'S Travels , Letter xii . " This ...
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... fruits , Egypt is as little favoured as almost any place in the world ; that some , and those very indifferent that are carried thither from Rhodes and Damascus , are sold very dear . As the best apples of Egypt , though ordinary , are ...
... fruits , Egypt is as little favoured as almost any place in the world ; that some , and those very indifferent that are carried thither from Rhodes and Damascus , are sold very dear . As the best apples of Egypt , though ordinary , are ...
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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