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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ing ; as if the Greeks , meaning to say that the Hebrews adored heaven , ouranon
, might in abbreviation write ounon ; from ... M. Le Moine seems to have
succeeded best , who says that in all probability the golden urn containing the
manna ...
ing ; as if the Greeks , meaning to say that the Hebrews adored heaven , ouranon
, might in abbreviation write ounon ; from ... M. Le Moine seems to have
succeeded best , who says that in all probability the golden urn containing the
manna ...
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In that most happy land of the Sabaeans , " says he , “ grow the frankincense ,
myrrh , and cinnamon ; and in the coast that is about Saba , the balsam also . ”
Among the myrrh trees behind Azab , all along the coast is its native country .
In that most happy land of the Sabaeans , " says he , “ grow the frankincense ,
myrrh , and cinnamon ; and in the coast that is about Saba , the balsam also . ”
Among the myrrh trees behind Azab , all along the coast is its native country .
Page 37
Of the same opinion is Dr. Geddes , who produces a passage from Benjamin of
Tudela , who says that " in the month of March the drops of rain - water which fall
on the surface of the sea are swallowed by the mothers of pearl , and carried to ...
Of the same opinion is Dr. Geddes , who produces a passage from Benjamin of
Tudela , who says that " in the month of March the drops of rain - water which fall
on the surface of the sea are swallowed by the mothers of pearl , and carried to ...
Page 51
Mr. Forskal says , “ the Jews in Sana , and in Egypt , eat the lettuce with the
paschal lamb ; " he also remarks that moru is centaury , of which the young stems
are eaten in February and March . BITTERN . 7192 KEPHUD . Occurs Isai . xiv .
Mr. Forskal says , “ the Jews in Sana , and in Egypt , eat the lettuce with the
paschal lamb ; " he also remarks that moru is centaury , of which the young stems
are eaten in February and March . BITTERN . 7192 KEPHUD . Occurs Isai . xiv .
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But as the trumpet sounded these watches , its sound was often called the
crowing of the first cock , and the crowing of the second cock ; and more
especially the last sounding , because it blew three times , as Ausonius says , in
imitation of the ...
But as the trumpet sounded these watches , its sound was often called the
crowing of the first cock , and the crowing of the second cock ; and more
especially the last sounding , because it blew three times , as Ausonius says , in
imitation of the ...
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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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