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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Page iii
... writers were in the country , and conversant with the scenes which they describe , by indications of the climate , crea- tures , and productions peculiar to those places , and which could be familiar only to persons so situated . The ...
... writers were in the country , and conversant with the scenes which they describe , by indications of the climate , crea- tures , and productions peculiar to those places , and which could be familiar only to persons so situated . The ...
Page vi
... writers of natural history , and the incidental mention of animals , plants , & c . in books of travels . This investigation , diligently pursued , often employed a whole day to ascertain only one article , the result of which is ...
... writers of natural history , and the incidental mention of animals , plants , & c . in books of travels . This investigation , diligently pursued , often employed a whole day to ascertain only one article , the result of which is ...
Page viii
... writers , I have not scrupled to use their own words where they wrote in English , and to translate where in any other language : yet , though I have not been particular in giving credit for every extract , or in always using inverted ...
... writers , I have not scrupled to use their own words where they wrote in English , and to translate where in any other language : yet , though I have not been particular in giving credit for every extract , or in always using inverted ...
Page xxiv
... 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 safest ...
... 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 safest ...
Page xxx
... writers , who amused themselves with ridiculing the religious ceremonies of Egypt , were doubtless ignorant of the motive which caused this particular fish to be proscribed . The flesh of the eel , and some other fish , thickened the ...
... writers , who amused themselves with ridiculing the religious ceremonies of Egypt , were doubtless ignorant of the motive which caused this particular fish to be proscribed . The flesh of the eel , and some other fish , thickened the ...
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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