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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... wine , by the help of citrons and coffee . How far this may be capable of illustrating the ancient practice of re- lieving those who were fainting by the use of citrons , I leave , says Mr. HARMER , to medical gentlemen to determine ...
... wine , by the help of citrons and coffee . How far this may be capable of illustrating the ancient practice of re- lieving those who were fainting by the use of citrons , I leave , says Mr. HARMER , to medical gentlemen to determine ...
Page 37
... wine to the labourers king Hiram had furnished him . 2 Chron . ii . 15. Elijah had a present made him of twenty bar- ley loaves , and corn in the husk . 2 Kings iv . 22. And , by mi- raculously increasing the five barley loaves , Christ ...
... wine to the labourers king Hiram had furnished him . 2 Chron . ii . 15. Elijah had a present made him of twenty bar- ley loaves , and corn in the husk . 2 Kings iv . 22. And , by mi- raculously increasing the five barley loaves , Christ ...
Page 74
... wine , appears also from the LXX . version of Amos vi . 6 , where we read of diviμnvov ovov , strained , or filtered wine . This ex- pression is applied to those who superstitiously anxious in avoiding small faults , yet did not scruple ...
... wine , appears also from the LXX . version of Amos vi . 6 , where we read of diviμnvov ovov , strained , or filtered wine . This ex- pression is applied to those who superstitiously anxious in avoiding small faults , yet did not scruple ...
Page 100
... wine- press , Isai . lxiii . 1,2 . What our version renders " crimson , " Isai . i . 18 , and Jer . iv . 30 , should be scarlet . See PURPLE , SCARLET . CRYSTAL . .KOREH קרח This word is translated " crystal " in Ezek . i . 22 ; and ...
... wine- press , Isai . lxiii . 1,2 . What our version renders " crimson , " Isai . i . 18 , and Jer . iv . 30 , should be scarlet . See PURPLE , SCARLET . CRYSTAL . .KOREH קרח This word is translated " crystal " in Ezek . i . 22 ; and ...
Page 119
... wine is the fury of crocodiles , and the cruel venom of asps . A figurative expres- sion , I suppose , like that in Psal . xi . 6. Upon the wicked he shall rain snares , fire , and brimstone , and an horrible tempest ; this shall be the ...
... wine is the fury of crocodiles , and the cruel venom of asps . A figurative expres- sion , I suppose , like that in Psal . xi . 6. Upon the wicked he shall rain snares , fire , and brimstone , and an horrible tempest ; this shall be the ...
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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