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 31
The Ishmaelites , or Arabian carriers and merchants , trafficking with the Arabian
commodities into Egypt , brought with them ... We need not doubt that it was
transplanted early into Arabia , that is , into the south part of Arabia Felix
immediately ...
The Ishmaelites , or Arabian carriers and merchants , trafficking with the Arabian
commodities into Egypt , brought with them ... We need not doubt that it was
transplanted early into Arabia , that is , into the south part of Arabia Felix
immediately ...
Page 37
... gum brought from Arabia and the East Indies , bdellium , some critics have
supposed this to be the bedolah of the Scripture ; but this opinion , however
ingeniously supported , cannot be correct 4 . BEAN . SD PHUL . Arabic ,
PHOULONS .
... gum brought from Arabia and the East Indies , bdellium , some critics have
supposed this to be the bedolah of the Scripture ; but this opinion , however
ingeniously supported , cannot be correct 4 . BEAN . SD PHUL . Arabic ,
PHOULONS .
Page 70
But the most exact account is to be found in Son- ! nini's Travels , accompanied
with a beautiful drawing 81.se 1 # ខ្ទរ ខ CANE . 1732 KANEH . A reed
common in Arabia and Syria . The word is also used to2 signify calamus
aromaticus ...
But the most exact account is to be found in Son- ! nini's Travels , accompanied
with a beautiful drawing 81.se 1 # ខ្ទរ ខ CANE . 1732 KANEH . A reed
common in Arabia and Syria . The word is also used to2 signify calamus
aromaticus ...
Page 179
Arabia had formerly its golden mines . “ The gold of Sheba , ” Psalm lxxii . 15 , is ,
in the Septuagint and Arabic versions , the gold of Arabia . Sheba was the
ancient name of Arabia Felix . Mr. Bruce , however , places it in Africa , at Azab .
Arabia had formerly its golden mines . “ The gold of Sheba , ” Psalm lxxii . 15 , is ,
in the Septuagint and Arabic versions , the gold of Arabia . Sheba was the
ancient name of Arabia Felix . Mr. Bruce , however , places it in Africa , at Azab .
Page 205
... down into the plains , confining their conquests to the mountainous parts of the
country . In the reign of Saul , it would appear , that horse breeding had not yet
been introduced into Arabia ; for , in a war with some of the Arabian nations ...
... down into the plains , confining their conquests to the mountainous parts of the
country . In the reign of Saul , it would appear , that horse breeding had not yet
been introduced into Arabia ; for , in a war with some of the Arabian nations ...
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| Title | 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 |
| Author | Thaddeus Mason Harris |
| Contributor | Chiswick Press |
| Publisher | T. Teggy, 1824 |
| Original from | Montserrat Abbey Library |
| Digitized | 21 Mar 2011 |
| Length | 430 pages |
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