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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Those most usually cultivated in Syria are the white horse - bean , “ faba rotunda
oblonga , ” and the kid.PENINIM פנינים 4 2 Onkelos and the Targums . 3 Hieroz .
part ii . lib . v . c . 5 . Cocquius , Phytol . Sacr . p . 87. Celsius . Hierobot . p . 1. p .
Those most usually cultivated in Syria are the white horse - bean , “ faba rotunda
oblonga , ” and the kid.PENINIM פנינים 4 2 Onkelos and the Targums . 3 Hieroz .
part ii . lib . v . c . 5 . Cocquius , Phytol . Sacr . p . 87. Celsius . Hierobot . p . 1. p .
Page 203
The description of the war - horse in the book of Job , ch . xxxix . 19-25 , is very ...
The following is a corrected translation of it , Hast thou bestowed on the horse
metlle ? ... 16 , “ The snorting of his horses was heard : the whole land trembled .
The description of the war - horse in the book of Job , ch . xxxix . 19-25 , is very ...
The following is a corrected translation of it , Hast thou bestowed on the horse
metlle ? ... 16 , “ The snorting of his horses was heard : the whole land trembled .
Page 204
But when it is earnest , and the last blast calls to battle , then the whole
countenance of the horse is changed . One would conclude that he distinguishes
by his smell , that the battle is about to begin , and that he heard the orders of the
general ...
But when it is earnest , and the last blast calls to battle , then the whole
countenance of the horse is changed . One would conclude that he distinguishes
by his smell , that the battle is about to begin , and that he heard the orders of the
general ...
Page 205
In the time of the Judges , we find horses and war chariots among the Canaanites
, but still the Israelites had none ; and ... In the reign of Saul , it would appear , that
horse breeding had not yet been introduced into Arabia ; for , in a war with ...
In the time of the Judges , we find horses and war chariots among the Canaanites
, but still the Israelites had none ; and ... In the reign of Saul , it would appear , that
horse breeding had not yet been introduced into Arabia ; for , in a war with ...
Page 206
A great deal of land that might be applied to the production of human food is
requisite for the maintenance of horses in ... is vastly preferable to a horse ; and
those who wished to proceed more at their ease , made use of the ass , which , in
a ...
A great deal of land that might be applied to the production of human food is
requisite for the maintenance of horses in ... is vastly preferable to a horse ; and
those who wished to proceed more at their ease , made use of the ass , which , in
a ...
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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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