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 viii
... brought into a regular form such information as I could collect from the best and most unexceptionable sources . In the most unrestrained terms I acknowledge that I have borrowed from all authors of established reputation , with freedom ...
... brought into a regular form such information as I could collect from the best and most unexceptionable sources . In the most unrestrained terms I acknowledge that I have borrowed from all authors of established reputation , with freedom ...
Page xviii
... brought forth abundantly after their kind , and all winged fowls , according to their species ; " and he says that God blessed what he had cre- ated the fifth day , and said , “ to the fishes , multiply , and fill the waters of the seas ...
... brought forth abundantly after their kind , and all winged fowls , according to their species ; " and he says that God blessed what he had cre- ated the fifth day , and said , “ to the fishes , multiply , and fill the waters of the seas ...
Page xix
... brought them unto Adam , to see what he would call them ; and what- soever Adam called every living creature , that was the name thereof . And Adam gave names to all cattle , and to the fowl of the air , and to every beast of the field ...
... brought them unto Adam , to see what he would call them ; and what- soever Adam called every living creature , that was the name thereof . And Adam gave names to all cattle , and to the fowl of the air , and to every beast of the field ...
Page xx
... brought before him ; and that he perceived that the creatures were paired , whereas he had no mate . Understanding the passage literally , however , some commen- tators have insisted that all the animals came to present them- selves ...
... brought before him ; and that he perceived that the creatures were paired , whereas he had no mate . Understanding the passage literally , however , some commen- tators have insisted that all the animals came to present them- selves ...
Page xxi
... brought them unto Adam , to see what he would call them : " but the word " them " has no authority from the Hebrew text ; the pronoun is in the singular number , not plural ; and the next sentence expresses this more fully , the words ...
... brought them unto Adam , to see what he would call them : " but the word " them " has no authority from the Hebrew text ; the pronoun is in the singular number , not plural ; and the next sentence expresses this more fully , the words ...
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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