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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... seems to have used a Chaldee word ; and , considered as such , own may be derived from w ( copper ) dropping the initial a , and Chald . 2 ( gold as it comes from the mine ) ; and so denote either a metal mixed of copper and gold , as ...
... seems to have used a Chaldee word ; and , considered as such , own may be derived from w ( copper ) dropping the initial a , and Chald . 2 ( gold as it comes from the mine ) ; and so denote either a metal mixed of copper and gold , as ...
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... seems to mean a particular species of trees by this term , since it prefers them to all the trees of the wood . This author then does not seem to be in the right when he gives such a vague sense to the word . What sort of tree and fruit ...
... seems to mean a particular species of trees by this term , since it prefers them to all the trees of the wood . This author then does not seem to be in the right when he gives such a vague sense to the word . What sort of tree and fruit ...
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... seems to refer , when he says , 66 word fitly spoken is like golden citrons in silver baskets ; " whether , as Maimonides supposes , in baskets wrought with open work , or in salvers curiously chased , it nothing concerns us to ...
... seems to refer , when he says , 66 word fitly spoken is like golden citrons in silver baskets ; " whether , as Maimonides supposes , in baskets wrought with open work , or in salvers curiously chased , it nothing concerns us to ...
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... seems quite improper , as men do not in walking tread upon lions as they do upon serpents . See ADDER . · With the PETHEN we may compare the python of the Greeks , which was , according to fable , a huge serpent that had an oracle at ...
... seems quite improper , as men do not in walking tread upon lions as they do upon serpents . See ADDER . · With the PETHEN we may compare the python of the Greeks , which was , according to fable , a huge serpent that had an oracle at ...
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... seems to refer to something distinct from asses , animals ; for then it would be as it is in our version , " she placed them on asses . " There is also a passage , Exod . viii . 14 , where our translators themselves have rendered heaps ...
... seems to refer to something distinct from asses , animals ; for then it would be as it is in our version , " she placed them on asses . " There is also a passage , Exod . viii . 14 , where our translators themselves have rendered heaps ...
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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