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 xix
... BIRDS . 4. REPTILES . 5. FISHES . This order is followed in Levit . xi . where , I. BEASTS are dis- tinguished into those with a solid hoof , and those with a cloven hoof or foot ; ruminating animals , & c . II . BIRDS , into ( 1 ...
... BIRDS . 4. REPTILES . 5. FISHES . This order is followed in Levit . xi . where , I. BEASTS are dis- tinguished into those with a solid hoof , and those with a cloven hoof or foot ; ruminating animals , & c . II . BIRDS , into ( 1 ...
Page xx
... birds , and the innumerable species of reptiles and in- sects , to say nothing of the tenants of the waters , to receive names from Adam which could be of no use to them , and very little to him , who might never see one of a thousand ...
... birds , and the innumerable species of reptiles and in- sects , to say nothing of the tenants of the waters , to receive names from Adam which could be of no use to them , and very little to him , who might never see one of a thousand ...
Page xxi
... birds of that region are apparently formed by onomatopaia , or in imitation of their natural cries or notes : so the general names given to the tamer animals , sheep and kine , was 2 BEME , in which sound the lowing of the one , and the ...
... birds of that region are apparently formed by onomatopaia , or in imitation of their natural cries or notes : so the general names given to the tamer animals , sheep and kine , was 2 BEME , in which sound the lowing of the one , and the ...
Page xxii
... birds , & c . which Gon had either permitted the Israelites to eat , or which were prohibited . The marks of discrimination are the following : ( 1. ) Of Qua- DRUPEDS.- " The animals prohibited as unclean , were the SOLI- PEDES , or ...
... birds , & c . which Gon had either permitted the Israelites to eat , or which were prohibited . The marks of discrimination are the following : ( 1. ) Of Qua- DRUPEDS.- " The animals prohibited as unclean , were the SOLI- PEDES , or ...
Page xxiii
... BIRDS .— " There are no particular characters given for distinguishing these by classes , as clean or unclean ; but a list of exceptions is rendered , and these are forbidden without enu- merating those which are allowed . It will be ...
... BIRDS .— " There are no particular characters given for distinguishing these by classes , as clean or unclean ; but a list of exceptions is rendered , and these are forbidden without enu- merating those which are allowed . It will be ...
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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