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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... means to be considered as superfluous niceties * NEWCOME'S Historical view of translations of the Bible . † Dr. SAMUEL JOHNSON in his life of THOMAS BROwne . or useless speculations ; for they often show some pro- PREFACE .
... means to be considered as superfluous niceties * NEWCOME'S Historical view of translations of the Bible . † Dr. SAMUEL JOHNSON in his life of THOMAS BROwne . or useless speculations ; for they often show some pro- PREFACE .
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... means of Natural Science , in Botany , Natural History , & c . " by C. TAYLOR . 4to . 4 vols . London 1797- . 1803 . CELSIUS ( Ol . ) Hierobotanicon ; sive de plantis Sacræ Scripturæ . 8vo . 2 vols . Amst . 1748 . COCQUIUS ( Adr ...
... means of Natural Science , in Botany , Natural History , & c . " by C. TAYLOR . 4to . 4 vols . London 1797- . 1803 . CELSIUS ( Ol . ) Hierobotanicon ; sive de plantis Sacræ Scripturæ . 8vo . 2 vols . Amst . 1748 . COCQUIUS ( Adr ...
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... means a very hard kind of stone , probably the SMIRIS , which was also used for cutting , engraving , and polishing other hard stones and crystals . * The word occurs also in Ezek . iii . 9 , and Zech . vii . 12. In the former place the ...
... means a very hard kind of stone , probably the SMIRIS , which was also used for cutting , engraving , and polishing other hard stones and crystals . * The word occurs also in Ezek . iii . 9 , and Zech . vii . 12. In the former place the ...
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... means this effect was produced is not quite so clear . The scrip- ture word en seems to be used in conformity to the vulgar opinion , ascribing to it the power of certain cabbalistical words and incantations muttered through the teeth ...
... means this effect was produced is not quite so clear . The scrip- ture word en seems to be used in conformity to the vulgar opinion , ascribing to it the power of certain cabbalistical words and incantations muttered through the teeth ...
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... means to indicate to him by it , that as this tree makes haste to bud , as though it took the first opportunity , so he would hasten his judgment upon the people . There is here , says Dr. BLANEY , at once an allusion to the property of ...
... means to indicate to him by it , that as this tree makes haste to bud , as though it took the first opportunity , so he would hasten his judgment upon the people . There is here , says Dr. BLANEY , at once an allusion to the property of ...
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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