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 54
... resemblance to Cataya ; by which we are directed towards India . Some of the Arabs translate the word the isles of India : but the Chaldee has it , the province of Afulia , meaning the region of elephants , and probably intending Pul in ...
... resemblance to Cataya ; by which we are directed towards India . Some of the Arabs translate the word the isles of India : but the Chaldee has it , the province of Afulia , meaning the region of elephants , and probably intending Pul in ...
Page 84
... resemble each other , as also in size ; but seek not the same place of retreat , for the rabbit burrows most generally in the sand . Nor is there any thing in the character of rabbits that denotes excellent wisdom , or that they supply ...
... resemble each other , as also in size ; but seek not the same place of retreat , for the rabbit burrows most generally in the sand . Nor is there any thing in the character of rabbits that denotes excellent wisdom , or that they supply ...
Page 85
... resemblance to the rabbit , with which Spain anciently abounded , it is not improbable that the Phoenicians might , from pw , call that country Spanih , whence are derived its Greek , Latin , and more modern names ; and accordingly on ...
... resemblance to the rabbit , with which Spain anciently abounded , it is not improbable that the Phoenicians might , from pw , call that country Spanih , whence are derived its Greek , Latin , and more modern names ; and accordingly on ...
Page 91
... resemblance to ice . The Greek word KevσTaλλoç is formed from xquos , ice , and SEλλopal , to concrete ; and perhaps the Septuagint meant it in the sense of ice in this text of Ezekiel , i . 22 , as the glittering of ice , or , the ...
... resemblance to ice . The Greek word KevσTaλλoç is formed from xquos , ice , and SEλλopal , to concrete ; and perhaps the Septuagint meant it in the sense of ice in this text of Ezekiel , i . 22 , as the glittering of ice , or , the ...
Page 96
... resemble them among the brutes . Our Saviour was naturally led to adopt the same concise and energetic method . By dogs , which were held in great detesta- tion by the Jews , he intends men of odious character and violent temper ; by ...
... resemble them among the brutes . Our Saviour was naturally led to adopt the same concise and energetic method . By dogs , which were held in great detesta- tion by the Jews , he intends men of odious character and violent temper ; by ...
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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