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 xxiv
... verses 24 , 25 ; in the recapitulation of the works of the fifth day , verse 21 , he says " GOD created fishes , which the waters brought forth abundantly after their kind , and all winged fowls , according to their species ; " and he ...
... verses 24 , 25 ; in the recapitulation of the works of the fifth day , verse 21 , he says " GOD created fishes , which the waters brought forth abundantly after their kind , and all winged fowls , according to their species ; " and he ...
Page xxv
... verses of the second chapter of Genesis , it is recorded , that " out of the ground , the Lord GOD formed every beast of the field , and every fowl of the air , and brought them unto Adam , to see what he would call them ; and ...
... verses of the second chapter of Genesis , it is recorded , that " out of the ground , the Lord GOD formed every beast of the field , and every fowl of the air , and brought them unto Adam , to see what he would call them ; and ...
Page xxvi
... verse suggests that the reason of this presentation of the ani- mals , was that he might select a partner ; and the 20th verse that he did not find one meet for him . Now , from the previous history , we learn that the animals had been ...
... verse suggests that the reason of this presentation of the ani- mals , was that he might select a partner ; and the 20th verse that he did not find one meet for him . Now , from the previous history , we learn that the animals had been ...
Page 19
... verse 5 . " Comfort me with citrons . " EGMONT and HEYMAN tell us of an Arabian who was in a great measure brought to himself when overcome with wine , by the help of citrons and coffee . How far this may be capable of illustrating the ...
... verse 5 . " Comfort me with citrons . " EGMONT and HEYMAN tell us of an Arabian who was in a great measure brought to himself when overcome with wine , by the help of citrons and coffee . How far this may be capable of illustrating the ...
Page 20
... verse speaks of serpents only . He also observes that NICANDER has mentioned a sort of serpent by the name of Atwv alonos , the spotted lion ; and that the word translated " young lion , " is , in other places of scripture , rendered by ...
... verse speaks of serpents only . He also observes that NICANDER has mentioned a sort of serpent by the name of Atwv alonos , the spotted lion ; and that the word translated " young lion , " is , in other places of scripture , rendered by ...
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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