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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... probably one particular species is designed by it , and 46 Voyage dans la Palestine , p . 201 . 47 Dr. Russell mentions " two or three sorts of apples , but all very bad . ” Nat . Hist . of Aleppo , p . 21 . it cannot be supposed to be ...
... probably one particular species is designed by it , and 46 Voyage dans la Palestine , p . 201 . 47 Dr. Russell mentions " two or three sorts of apples , but all very bad . ” Nat . Hist . of Aleppo , p . 21 . it cannot be supposed to be ...
Page 23
... probably the onager of the ancients . It is taller , and a much more dignified animal than the common or domestic ass ; its legs are more elegantly shaped ; and it bears its head higher . It is peculiarly distinguished by a dusky woolly ...
... probably the onager of the ancients . It is taller , and a much more dignified animal than the common or domestic ass ; its legs are more elegantly shaped ; and it bears its head higher . It is peculiarly distinguished by a dusky woolly ...
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... probably a typographical error ; but it created a smile that spoiled all the authority of the verse as a quotation to prove the hereditary depravity of mankind . 1 tament . Thus Gen. xvi . 12 , it 24 THE NATURAL HISTORY.
... probably a typographical error ; but it created a smile that spoiled all the authority of the verse as a quotation to prove the hereditary depravity of mankind . 1 tament . Thus Gen. xvi . 12 , it 24 THE NATURAL HISTORY.
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... probably occasioned the discouragement of bringing any more from Arabia , whence it was very probably prohibited as contraband . We 91 In reply to the above observations of Mr. Bruce , we must recollect , that Bochart endeavours to ...
... probably occasioned the discouragement of bringing any more from Arabia , whence it was very probably prohibited as contraband . We 91 In reply to the above observations of Mr. Bruce , we must recollect , that Bochart endeavours to ...
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... probably to denote the vile condition of the person in whose behalf it was offered . For which reason also , there was no oil or frankincense permitted to be offered with it . Sometimes barley is put for a low contemptible reward or ...
... probably to denote the vile condition of the person in whose behalf it was offered . For which reason also , there was no oil or frankincense permitted to be offered with it . Sometimes barley is put for a low contemptible reward or ...
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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