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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M. Le Moine seems to have succeeded best , who says that in all probability the
golden urn containing the manna which was preserved in the sanctuary , was
taken for the head of an ass ; and that the omer of manna might have been ...
M. Le Moine seems to have succeeded best , who says that in all probability the
golden urn containing the manna which was preserved in the sanctuary , was
taken for the head of an ass ; and that the omer of manna might have been ...
Page 62
4 , it will appear that the word must mean either the vessel in which the gold was
melted , or the mould in which it was fashioned . Dr. Geddes learnedly supports
the latter sense . The method used by Moses for reducing the gold of which the ...
4 , it will appear that the word must mean either the vessel in which the gold was
melted , or the mould in which it was fashioned . Dr. Geddes learnedly supports
the latter sense . The method used by Moses for reducing the gold of which the ...
Page 86
Copper is one of the six primitive metals ; and is the most ductile and malleable
after gold and silver . Of this metal and lapis calminaris is made brass . Anciently
copper was employed for all the purposes for which we now use iron 30.
Copper is one of the six primitive metals ; and is the most ductile and malleable
after gold and silver . Of this metal and lapis calminaris is made brass . Anciently
copper was employed for all the purposes for which we now use iron 30.
Page 87
I have seen something of it , and gold is not of so lively and brilliant a colour . "
From the Greek word operxahxos , which means mountain copper , I should
suppose a natural mineral intended by what the Latins called “ orichalcum ” and ...
I have seen something of it , and gold is not of so lively and brilliant a colour . "
From the Greek word operxahxos , which means mountain copper , I should
suppose a natural mineral intended by what the Latins called “ orichalcum ” and ...
Page 99
Dr. Durell renders it , “ Did ye not lie among the sheep - folds , O ye wings of a
dove , covered with silver , and with burnished gold in her feathers ? ” And
supposes it to be an allegory referring to Reuben , Manasseh , Dan , and Asher ,
who did ...
Dr. Durell renders it , “ Did ye not lie among the sheep - folds , O ye wings of a
dove , covered with silver , and with burnished gold in her feathers ? ” And
supposes it to be an allegory referring to Reuben , Manasseh , Dan , and Asher ,
who did ...
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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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