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 43
... described not being mentioned , as unnecessary , on account of the description itself so easily applied at the time . And in this sense it is translated in various passages in the Psalms . Thus 1. 10 , in which it is usu- ally rendered ...
... described not being mentioned , as unnecessary , on account of the description itself so easily applied at the time . And in this sense it is translated in various passages in the Psalms . Thus 1. 10 , in which it is usu- ally rendered ...
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... described here , Bochart argues , be- cause he very rarely lies down , but even sleeps standing . But concerning the hippopotamus , the passage which he quotes from Marcellinus , is , as he writes , " locus Jobi loco geminus ; " who ...
... described here , Bochart argues , be- cause he very rarely lies down , but even sleeps standing . But concerning the hippopotamus , the passage which he quotes from Marcellinus , is , as he writes , " locus Jobi loco geminus ; " who ...
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... described by Dr. Shaw , under the name of Bekker el wash 57 . BULL - RUSH . GOMA , Occ . Exod . ii . 3 ; Job , viii . 11 ; and Isai . xviii . 2 , xxxv . 7 . A plant growing on the banks of the Nile , and in marshy grounds . The stalk ...
... described by Dr. Shaw , under the name of Bekker el wash 57 . BULL - RUSH . GOMA , Occ . Exod . ii . 3 ; Job , viii . 11 ; and Isai . xviii . 2 , xxxv . 7 . A plant growing on the banks of the Nile , and in marshy grounds . The stalk ...
Page 69
... described by Dioscorides and Pliny , growing in Egypt , and near to Ascalon , producing an odorate bush of flowers , and yielding the celebrated oleum cyprinum76 . to M. Mariti says , " that the shrub known in the Hebrew lan- guage by ...
... described by Dioscorides and Pliny , growing in Egypt , and near to Ascalon , producing an odorate bush of flowers , and yielding the celebrated oleum cyprinum76 . to M. Mariti says , " that the shrub known in the Hebrew lan- guage by ...
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... described by Hasi selquist , Shaw , and Russell ; who all attribute to it the same qualities . But the most exact account is to be found in Son- nini's Travels , accompanied with a beautiful drawing que CANE . .KANEH קנה 81 10 % A reed ...
... described by Hasi selquist , Shaw , and Russell ; who all attribute to it the same qualities . But the most exact account is to be found in Son- nini's Travels , accompanied with a beautiful drawing que CANE . .KANEH קנה 81 10 % A reed ...
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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