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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... resemblance . This , however , is only conjectural criticism . I In Rumphius , Herbarium Amboinensis , tom . ii . p . 29-40 , may be found a particular description of the tree , and Tab . x . an engraving . At the top of the Aloe - tree ...
... resemblance . This , however , is only conjectural criticism . I In Rumphius , Herbarium Amboinensis , tom . ii . p . 29-40 , may be found a particular description of the tree , and Tab . x . an engraving . At the top of the Aloe - tree ...
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... resemblance of the sound . No other versions have fallen into the mistake . The Greek of anise is avirov ; but of dill , avylov . ANT . NEMALA . In the Turkish and Arabic , neml . Occ . Prov . vi . 6. xxx . 25 . A little insect , famous ...
... resemblance of the sound . No other versions have fallen into the mistake . The Greek of anise is avirov ; but of dill , avylov . ANT . NEMALA . In the Turkish and Arabic , neml . Occ . Prov . vi . 6. xxx . 25 . A little insect , famous ...
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... resemblance to the Arabic saadan , the name of the Baboon 43 . The ancient Egyptians are said to have worshiped Apes . They are still adored in many places in India . Mafleus describes a magnificent temple of the Ape , with a portico ...
... resemblance to the Arabic saadan , the name of the Baboon 43 . The ancient Egyptians are said to have worshiped Apes . They are still adored in many places in India . Mafleus describes a magnificent temple of the Ape , with a portico ...
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... resemblance to the hair of the camel . In summer , the hair is very smooth and silky ; and certain shaded rays pointing downwards , mark the sides of the neck . We find Deborah , Judges , v . 10 , addressing those " who rode on white ...
... resemblance to the hair of the camel . In summer , the hair is very smooth and silky ; and certain shaded rays pointing downwards , mark the sides of the neck . We find Deborah , Judges , v . 10 , addressing those " who rode on white ...
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... resemble those of the zebra ; the hoofs and body those of the ass ; the limbs those of the horse . I have no doubt that this is the animal which the Arabs of the present day call Jumar . It is described by Pennant under the name given ...
... resemble those of the zebra ; the hoofs and body those of the ass ; the limbs those of the horse . I have no doubt that this is the animal which the Arabs of the present day call Jumar . It is described by Pennant under the name given ...
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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 quæ 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