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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... scripture history ; for they show that the writers were in the country , and conversant with the scenes which they ... scriptures . This is strongly expressed by the celebrated LINNÆUS in the account which he published of Dr. HASSELQUIST ...
... scripture history ; for they show that the writers were in the country , and conversant with the scenes which they ... scriptures . This is strongly expressed by the celebrated LINNÆUS in the account which he published of Dr. HASSELQUIST ...
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... scripture where the name of the animal , plant , & c . which I was examining , occurs ; in order to ascertain its nature and qualities , by such a reference to particular places as they separately furnish , either by direct description ...
... scripture where the name of the animal , plant , & c . which I was examining , occurs ; in order to ascertain its nature and qualities , by such a reference to particular places as they separately furnish , either by direct description ...
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... scriptures , to discover how it was understood and rendered by the most ancient interpreters . IV . Search for it in ... scripture through the different languages and dialects of the east , and in most cases has been able by some evident ...
... scriptures , to discover how it was understood and rendered by the most ancient interpreters . IV . Search for it in ... scripture through the different languages and dialects of the east , and in most cases has been able by some evident ...
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... Scripture , and concerning which doubts have arisen . Many learned . men ( says he ) have employed themselves with success upon these topics , yet much remains still to do ; for it has generally happened that those perfectly acquainted ...
... Scripture , and concerning which doubts have arisen . Many learned . men ( says he ) have employed themselves with success upon these topics , yet much remains still to do ; for it has generally happened that those perfectly acquainted ...
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... Scriptures ; SCHEUCHZER for the SERPENTS and INSECTS ; and LEM- NIUS and BRAUNIUS for the MINERALS and PRECIOUS STONES . 7ed Of the continuator of CALMET , particularly the volume which bears the title of " SCRIPTURE ILLUSTRATED ...
... Scriptures ; SCHEUCHZER for the SERPENTS and INSECTS ; and LEM- NIUS and BRAUNIUS for the MINERALS and PRECIOUS STONES . 7ed Of the continuator of CALMET , particularly the volume which bears the title of " SCRIPTURE ILLUSTRATED ...
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Aleppo ancient animal appears Arabia Arabic beasts beautiful Bible bird Bochart called Cantic Celsius Chaldee Chron colour common creature crocodile described desert Deut Dioscorides Egypt Egyptians Exod Ezek feet flesh flowers Forskal fruit Geddes Greek grows Harmer Hasselquist Hebr Hebrew Hebrew name Hebrew word Herodotus Hieroz Hist horses Hosea insect Isai Isaiah Israel Israelites Jerom Jews Josephus Judea kind Kings learned Levit lion locust Luke Matth means mentioned Michaelis Moses myrrh nature Numb observes ostrich passage plant Plin Pliny probably prophet Prov Psal Psalm quæ referred remarks rendered resemblance 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