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 xxvii
... tions removed by consulting STILLINGFLEET's origines sacræ , book iii . ch . iv . Vol . ii . , and SULLIVAN's view of nature , Vol . ii . p . 258 . original Hebrew names of many of the beasts and birds DISSERTATION II . xxvii.
... tions removed by consulting STILLINGFLEET's origines sacræ , book iii . ch . iv . Vol . ii . , and SULLIVAN's view of nature , Vol . ii . p . 258 . original Hebrew names of many of the beasts and birds DISSERTATION II . xxvii.
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... xxvii . 22 . The translators of the bible have in Isa . liv . 12. and Ezek . xxvii . 16. , given the same word to quite a different stone . The original is 1273 , which , as in the former place it is proposed for windows , I am inclined ...
... xxvii . 22 . The translators of the bible have in Isa . liv . 12. and Ezek . xxvii . 16. , given the same word to quite a different stone . The original is 1273 , which , as in the former place it is proposed for windows , I am inclined ...
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... xxvii . 18 , and only there , where it is spoken of wool . * These animals associate in herds , under a leader , and are very shy . They inhabit the mountainous regions and desert parts of Tartary and Persia , & c . Anciently they were ...
... xxvii . 18 , and only there , where it is spoken of wool . * These animals associate in herds , under a leader , and are very shy . They inhabit the mountainous regions and desert parts of Tartary and Persia , & c . Anciently they were ...
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... the reader is referred to a tract by ABRAHAM OAKES . Lond . 1751. 8vo . to BOCHART , Hieroz . V. 1. lib . 2. ch . 14. p . 160. and to JORTIN's Dissertations . We find from 1 Chron . xxvii . 30. that 28 THE NATURAL HISTORY.
... the reader is referred to a tract by ABRAHAM OAKES . Lond . 1751. 8vo . to BOCHART , Hieroz . V. 1. lib . 2. ch . 14. p . 160. and to JORTIN's Dissertations . We find from 1 Chron . xxvii . 30. that 28 THE NATURAL HISTORY.
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... xxvii . 30. that David had an officer ex- pressly appointed to superintend his ATONOTH ; not his ordinary asses , but those of a nobler race : which implies at least equal dignity in this officer to his colleagues mentioned with him ...
... xxvii . 30. that David had an officer ex- pressly appointed to superintend his ATONOTH ; not his ordinary asses , but those of a nobler race : which implies at least equal dignity in this officer to his colleagues mentioned with him ...
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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