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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... colour , which lurks in the sand and the tracks of wheels in the road , and un- expectedly bites not only the unwary traveller , but the legs of horses and other beasts . By comparing the Danites to this ' On " the art of polishing and ...
... colour , which lurks in the sand and the tracks of wheels in the road , and un- expectedly bites not only the unwary traveller , but the legs of horses and other beasts . By comparing the Danites to this ' On " the art of polishing and ...
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... colour , of a light spongy texture , very porous , and filled with a resin extremely fragrant and agreeable ; the third kind of wood , which is the heart , has a strong aromatic odour , and is esteemed in the east more precious than ...
... colour , of a light spongy texture , very porous , and filled with a resin extremely fragrant and agreeable ; the third kind of wood , which is the heart , has a strong aromatic odour , and is esteemed in the east more precious than ...
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... colour , and so called by the same name . St. Jerom , Theodoret , St. Gregory , and Origen think that , in the above cited passages from Ezekiel , a precious and highly polished metal is meant . Bochart and Le Clerc consider it the same ...
... colour , and so called by the same name . St. Jerom , Theodoret , St. Gregory , and Origen think that , in the above cited passages from Ezekiel , a precious and highly polished metal is meant . Bochart and Le Clerc consider it the same ...
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... colour of gold , Prov . xxv . 11 ; extremely fragrant , Cantic . vii . 8 : and proper for those to smell that were ready to faint , Cantic . ii . 5. The fifth passage , Cantic . viii . 5. contains nothing particular ; but the ...
... colour of gold , Prov . xxv . 11 ; extremely fragrant , Cantic . vii . 8 : and proper for those to smell that were ready to faint , Cantic . ii . 5. The fifth passage , Cantic . viii . 5. contains nothing particular ; but the ...
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... colour , with a streak of black running down the back , and across the shoulders . The prevailing colour of the animal in the East is reddish ; and the Arabic word chamara signifies to be red . In his natural state he is fleet , fierce ...
... colour , with a streak of black running down the back , and across the shoulders . The prevailing colour of the animal in the East is reddish ; and the Arabic word chamara signifies to be red . In his natural state he is fleet , fierce ...
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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