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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... trees , and the properties of plants ; and unless we know precisely the animal , tree , or plant referred to , we cannot discern the propriety of the allu- sion , nor be suitably impressed with the full force of the doctrine , precept ...
... trees , and the properties of plants ; and unless we know precisely the animal , tree , or plant referred to , we cannot discern the propriety of the allu- sion , nor be suitably impressed with the full force of the doctrine , precept ...
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... TREES . y OTJ . Large trees of every description and species , including shrubs . Perennials . " Fruit bearing , whose ... tree resembling the parent stock . II . THE AQUATIC ANIMALS , that is to say , creatures originat- ing from the ...
... TREES . y OTJ . Large trees of every description and species , including shrubs . Perennials . " Fruit bearing , whose ... tree resembling the parent stock . II . THE AQUATIC ANIMALS , that is to say , creatures originat- ing from the ...
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... tree topp 18 , And trusteth that no power shall hir dismaye , As Kinges , on their high stations place thir hope , Nor wist that there be higher farr than theye 19 ; The gay Gier - Eagle , beautifull to viewe , Bearyng within a savage ...
... tree topp 18 , And trusteth that no power shall hir dismaye , As Kinges , on their high stations place thir hope , Nor wist that there be higher farr than theye 19 ; The gay Gier - Eagle , beautifull to viewe , Bearyng within a savage ...
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... tree ; the other , that of the fruit , or nut . A tree resembling the peach tree in its leaves and blossoms , but the fruit is longer and more compressed , the outer green coat is thinner and drier when ripe , and the shell of the stone ...
... tree ; the other , that of the fruit , or nut . A tree resembling the peach tree in its leaves and blossoms , but the fruit is longer and more compressed , the outer green coat is thinner and drier when ripe , and the shell of the stone ...
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... TREE . ALMUG , and plural — ALMU- GIM , and אלמנים אלמן ALGUMMIM . A certain kind of wood mentioned 1 Kings , x . 11 ... tree , but were whiter and more shining . Now we have said thus much , that nobody may be ignorant of the difference ...
... TREE . ALMUG , and plural — ALMU- GIM , and אלמנים אלמן ALGUMMIM . A certain kind of wood mentioned 1 Kings , x . 11 ... tree , but were whiter and more shining . Now we have said thus much , that nobody may be ignorant of the difference ...
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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