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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... manner as he does of the Sabbath in the history of the crea- tion , ) by way of anticipation . The passage , therefore , may mere- ly intimate that of the more useful animals , Noah took a greater number , and of those that were less so ...
... manner as he does of the Sabbath in the history of the crea- tion , ) by way of anticipation . The passage , therefore , may mere- ly intimate that of the more useful animals , Noah took a greater number , and of those that were less so ...
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... manners , morals , and worship : and this restriction with respect to diet , was alike calculated to prevent intimacies with them ; so that xii . they were distributed in the following manner ; " Accipitres distributi sunt , autem et ...
... manners , morals , and worship : and this restriction with respect to diet , was alike calculated to prevent intimacies with them ; so that xii . they were distributed in the following manner ; " Accipitres distributi sunt , autem et ...
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... manner a person of no humanity , in comparison is said to stop his ears at the cry of the poor , Prov . xxi . 13 and from the hearing of blood , Isai . xxxiii . 15. The Psalmist , there- fore , who was speaking of the malice and ...
... manner a person of no humanity , in comparison is said to stop his ears at the cry of the poor , Prov . xxi . 13 and from the hearing of blood , Isai . xxxiii . 15. The Psalmist , there- fore , who was speaking of the malice and ...
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... manner . See a number of proofs relative to this point in HAR- MER'S Obs . V. iv . p . 469 . R. SAADIA , in AB EZRAE , comment in GENES . " Luz est amygdalus , quia ita eam appellant Arabes ; nam hæ duæ linguæ et Syriacæ ejusdem sunt fa ...
... manner . See a number of proofs relative to this point in HAR- MER'S Obs . V. iv . p . 469 . R. SAADIA , in AB EZRAE , comment in GENES . " Luz est amygdalus , quia ita eam appellant Arabes ; nam hæ duæ linguæ et Syriacæ ejusdem sunt fa ...
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... manner , when SOLOMON , speaking of an old man , Eccles . xii . 5 , says the almond tree shall flourish , he intends to express by it the quickness by which old age advances and surprises us ; while the snow white blossoms upon the bare ...
... manner , when SOLOMON , speaking of an old man , Eccles . xii . 5 , says the almond tree shall flourish , he intends to express by it the quickness by which old age advances and surprises us ; while the snow white blossoms upon the bare ...
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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