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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... eye ; In vain ! nor can thy strongest net confine A strength which yields to no device of thine . " BERYL . wwTARSHISH . BHPTAAOE . Apocal . xxi . 20 . A pellucid gem of a sea or bluish green colour . From this it seems to have derived ...
... eye ; In vain ! nor can thy strongest net confine A strength which yields to no device of thine . " BERYL . wwTARSHISH . BHPTAAOE . Apocal . xxi . 20 . A pellucid gem of a sea or bluish green colour . From this it seems to have derived ...
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... eye , Deut . xxii . 10 , Psal . vii . 2,9 , and 20. xx . ( 3. ) 77 KODER , the darkness of the sky , Mic . iii . 6 ; and emblematic of mourning , Job , xxx . 28 , and frequently elsewhere . BLUE . The Hebrew word л THECHELETH , Exod ...
... eye , Deut . xxii . 10 , Psal . vii . 2,9 , and 20. xx . ( 3. ) 77 KODER , the darkness of the sky , Mic . iii . 6 ; and emblematic of mourning , Job , xxx . 28 , and frequently elsewhere . BLUE . The Hebrew word л THECHELETH , Exod ...
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... eyes , its tail armed with a piercer , by which it pesters almost all horned cattle , settling on their heads , & c . Often it creeps up the noses of asses . It is a species of gadfly , but carrying its sting in its tail 48 " ( 4 ...
... eyes , its tail armed with a piercer , by which it pesters almost all horned cattle , settling on their heads , & c . Often it creeps up the noses of asses . It is a species of gadfly , but carrying its sting in its tail 48 " ( 4 ...
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... eyes 55 . Some authors have supposed the buffalo , well known in India , Abyssinia , and Egypt , to be intended . This animal is as big or bigger than a common ox . Is sullen , spiteful , malevolent , fierce , and untamable . Others 56 ...
... eyes 55 . Some authors have supposed the buffalo , well known in India , Abyssinia , and Egypt , to be intended . This animal is as big or bigger than a common ox . Is sullen , spiteful , malevolent , fierce , and untamable . Others 56 ...
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... eye of a needle , than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven . " Matth . xix . 24. Some assert that 71 Hieroz . V. 1. p . 13 , edit . Rosenmuller . near Jerusalem was a low gate called " the needle's 66 THE NATURAL HISTORY.
... eye of a needle , than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven . " Matth . xix . 24. Some assert that 71 Hieroz . V. 1. p . 13 , edit . Rosenmuller . near Jerusalem was a low gate called " the needle's 66 THE NATURAL HISTORY.
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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 quĉ 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