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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But the Hebrew word rather means a very hard kind of stone , probably the smiris
, which was also used for cutting , engraving , and polishing other hard stones
and crystals 1. The word occurs also in Ezek . iii . 9 , and Zech . vii . 12.
But the Hebrew word rather means a very hard kind of stone , probably the smiris
, which was also used for cutting , engraving , and polishing other hard stones
and crystals 1. The word occurs also in Ezek . iii . 9 , and Zech . vii . 12.
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The wild ass , called PARA , is probably the onager of the ancients . It is taller ,
and a much more dignified animal than the common or domestic ass ; its legs are
more elegantly shaped ; and it bears its head higher . It is peculiarly
distinguished ...
The wild ass , called PARA , is probably the onager of the ancients . It is taller ,
and a much more dignified animal than the common or domestic ass ; its legs are
more elegantly shaped ; and it bears its head higher . It is peculiarly
distinguished ...
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1 ; but this was of barley , a meaner grain , probably to denote the vile condition
of the person in whose behalf it was offered . For which reason also , there was
no oil or frankincense permitted to be offered with it . Sometimes barley is put for
a ...
1 ; but this was of barley , a meaner grain , probably to denote the vile condition
of the person in whose behalf it was offered . For which reason also , there was
no oil or frankincense permitted to be offered with it . Sometimes barley is put for
a ...
Page 109
12 , some very large creature , either aquatic or amphibious , is probably meant .
Some have supposed that the crocodile , a well known Egyptian animal , is here
intended . In chap . iv . 3 , it is said that this rod was changed into a serpent ; but ...
12 , some very large creature , either aquatic or amphibious , is probably meant .
Some have supposed that the crocodile , a well known Egyptian animal , is here
intended . In chap . iv . 3 , it is said that this rod was changed into a serpent ; but ...
Page 167
So that the factitious , transparent substance , now known to us by the name of
glass , may probably enough be referred to in the New Testament by the Greek
word veros ; though , as we noted before , it is not mentioned in the Old
Testament .
So that the factitious , transparent substance , now known to us by the name of
glass , may probably enough be referred to in the New Testament by the Greek
word veros ; though , as we noted before , it is not mentioned in the Old
Testament .
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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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