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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... Isai . lxv . 3 , 4 ; lxvi . 17 . .. As several of the remarks adapted to this head were antici- pated in the preceding , I go on to state other reasons for the distinction between animals as clean and unclean in the Levitical institute ...
... Isai . lxv . 3 , 4 ; lxvi . 17 . .. As several of the remarks adapted to this head were antici- pated in the preceding , I go on to state other reasons for the distinction between animals as clean and unclean in the Levitical institute ...
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... Isai . xi . 8. xiv . 29. lix . 5. and Jerem . viii . 17. is that deadly serpent called the basilisk , said to kill with its very breath . See COCATRICE . In Psal . lviii . 5. reference is made to the effect of musical sounds over ...
... Isai . xi . 8. xiv . 29. lix . 5. and Jerem . viii . 17. is that deadly serpent called the basilisk , said to kill with its very breath . See COCATRICE . In Psal . lviii . 5. reference is made to the effect of musical sounds over ...
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... Isai . xxxiii . 15. The Psalmist , there- fore , who was speaking of the malice and slandering lips of the wicked , compares their promptitude to do mischief , to the sub- tle venom of serpents . And he carries the allusion farther by ...
... Isai . xxxiii . 15. The Psalmist , there- fore , who was speaking of the malice and slandering lips of the wicked , compares their promptitude to do mischief , to the sub- tle venom of serpents . And he carries the allusion farther by ...
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... Isai . xi . 8 . A very venomous serpent , whose poison is so subtle as to kill within a few hours with a universal gangrene . This may well refer to the baten of the Arabians , which M. Forskal describes as spotted with black and white ...
... Isai . xi . 8 . A very venomous serpent , whose poison is so subtle as to kill within a few hours with a universal gangrene . This may well refer to the baten of the Arabians , which M. Forskal describes as spotted with black and white ...
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... Isai . xxx . 6 , 24 . I. The Ass is an animal somewhat resembling the horse in form ; different however in having long ears , a short mane , and long hairs covering only the end of the tail . His body is covered with short and coarse ...
... Isai . xxx . 6 , 24 . I. The Ass is an animal somewhat resembling the horse in form ; different however in having long ears , a short mane , and long hairs covering only the end of the tail . His body is covered with short and coarse ...
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