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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... learned J. D. MICHAELIS , in an oration delivered at Gottingen in 1753 , recommended " a mission of learned men into the east , that by travelling through Syria , Pa- lestine , and Egypt , and observing the animals , plants , & c . of ...
... learned J. D. MICHAELIS , in an oration delivered at Gottingen in 1753 , recommended " a mission of learned men into the east , that by travelling through Syria , Pa- lestine , and Egypt , and observing the animals , plants , & c . of ...
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... learned researches , traced the names of the ANIMALS mentioned in scripture through the different languages and dialects of the east , and in most cases has been able by some evident simi- larity of sound , or some other striking ...
... learned researches , traced the names of the ANIMALS mentioned in scripture through the different languages and dialects of the east , and in most cases has been able by some evident simi- larity of sound , or some other striking ...
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... learned . men ( says he ) have employed themselves with success upon these topics , yet much remains still to do ; for it has generally happened that those perfectly acquainted with the language in which the Scriptures were written have ...
... learned . men ( says he ) have employed themselves with success upon these topics , yet much remains still to do ; for it has generally happened that those perfectly acquainted with the language in which the Scriptures were written have ...
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... learned writers , I propose to collect and state , intermixing such remarks and illustrations as have been suggested to me in the course of that laborious investigation which I have given to this subject . : The Scripture , which is our ...
... learned writers , I propose to collect and state , intermixing such remarks and illustrations as have been suggested to me in the course of that laborious investigation which I have given to this subject . : The Scripture , which is our ...
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... v . Opera , tom . ii . p . 677 . Novatian , de Cibis Jud . c . iii . Euseb . Emisen . in Hexapl . Montf . p . 120 . 12 Levi Barcelona , Precept . lxxix . The learned Wagenseil , also , in his Annotations on DISSERTATION III . xxix.
... v . Opera , tom . ii . p . 677 . Novatian , de Cibis Jud . c . iii . Euseb . Emisen . in Hexapl . Montf . p . 120 . 12 Levi Barcelona , Precept . lxxix . The learned Wagenseil , also , in his Annotations on DISSERTATION III . xxix.
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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 quĉ 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