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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the historian was merely now to state , that God having created the living
creatures , Adam gave names to such as were brought before him ; and that he
perceived that the creatures were paired , whereas he had no mate .
Understanding the ...
the historian was merely now to state , that God having created the living
creatures , Adam gave names to such as were brought before him ; and that he
perceived that the creatures were paired , whereas he had no mate .
Understanding the ...
Page xxi
... this more fully , the words being , not as rendered in our version , “ whatsoever
Adam called every living creature , ” ( there is no word in the text for every , " ] but
, whatsoever Adam called the living creature , that was the name of it .
... this more fully , the words being , not as rendered in our version , “ whatsoever
Adam called every living creature , ” ( there is no word in the text for every , " ] but
, whatsoever Adam called the living creature , that was the name of it .
Page 35
This character , which fixes to the bat the name used in both places , is omitted in
Leviticus ; nevertheless it is very descriptive , and places this creature at the head
of a class of which he is a clear and well known instance . The distinguished ...
This character , which fixes to the bat the name used in both places , is omitted in
Leviticus ; nevertheless it is very descriptive , and places this creature at the head
of a class of which he is a clear and well known instance . The distinguished ...
Page 106
We observe , first , that these tannin are frequently associated with the crocodile (
which we know is completely amphibious ) , taking the leviathan for that creature .
As Psal . lxxiv . 13 , Thou breakest the heads of the stanninim ) dragons in the ...
We observe , first , that these tannin are frequently associated with the crocodile (
which we know is completely amphibious ) , taking the leviathan for that creature .
As Psal . lxxiv . 13 , Thou breakest the heads of the stanninim ) dragons in the ...
Page 340
2 , the creature , of whatever kind , is compared to the babbler ; “ surely the
serpent , nachash , will bite without enchantment ; and a babbler is no better . " In
Isai . xxvii . 1 , the crocodile or alligator seems particularly meant by the original .
2 , the creature , of whatever kind , is compared to the babbler ; “ surely the
serpent , nachash , will bite without enchantment ; and a babbler is no better . " In
Isai . xxvii . 1 , the crocodile or alligator seems particularly meant by the original .
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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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