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 xxxviii
... passage , translated from TERTULLIAN , adv . Marc . l . ii . c . 18 , in fine , may be a fit conclusion of this disser- tation : " If the law takes away the use of some sorts of meat , and pronounces creatures unclean , that were ...
... passage , translated from TERTULLIAN , adv . Marc . l . ii . c . 18 , in fine , may be a fit conclusion of this disser- tation : " If the law takes away the use of some sorts of meat , and pronounces creatures unclean , that were ...
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... passage from Sir H. BLUNT's voyage into the Levant.t 66 Many rarities of living creatures I saw in Grand Cairo ; but the most ingenious was a nest of serpents of two feet long , black and ugly , kept by a Frenchman , who , when he came ...
... passage from Sir H. BLUNT's voyage into the Levant.t 66 Many rarities of living creatures I saw in Grand Cairo ; but the most ingenious was a nest of serpents of two feet long , black and ugly , kept by a Frenchman , who , when he came ...
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... passage which led to this digression , Psal . lviii . 5 , 6. re- quires a farther illustration ; and it is furnished by the author of " Scripture Illustrated . " " After mentioning the obstinacy of his enemies , which David compares to ...
... passage which led to this digression , Psal . lviii . 5 , 6. re- quires a farther illustration ; and it is furnished by the author of " Scripture Illustrated . " " After mentioning the obstinacy of his enemies , which David compares to ...
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... passage , Cantic . viii . 5. contains nothing particular ; but the description which the other four give , answers to the Citron - tree and its fruit . It may be thought possible , that the orange and the lemon - tree , which now grow ...
... passage , Cantic . viii . 5. contains nothing particular ; but the description which the other four give , answers to the Citron - tree and its fruit . It may be thought possible , that the orange and the lemon - tree , which now grow ...
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... passage 2 Kings vi . 25 , from “ Scrip- ture illustrated , in addition to CALMET ; " where it is said that " there was a great famine in Samaria , until an ass's head was sold for eighty pieces of silver . " It is true there is no ...
... passage 2 Kings vi . 25 , from “ Scrip- ture illustrated , in addition to CALMET ; " where it is said that " there was a great famine in Samaria , until an ass's head was sold for eighty pieces of silver . " It is true there is no ...
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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