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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... speaks , 1. viii . c . 19. At the games given by Pompey the Great ( says he ) , where shown cephs brought from Ethiopia , which had their fore feet like a human hand , their hind legs and feet also resembled those of a man . " Iidem ex ...
... speaks , 1. viii . c . 19. At the games given by Pompey the Great ( says he ) , where shown cephs brought from Ethiopia , which had their fore feet like a human hand , their hind legs and feet also resembled those of a man . " Iidem ex ...
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... speaks , ch . i . 12. and which he mentions among the things that gave joy to the inhabitants of Judea , were those that we call by that name ? Our translators must surely have been mistaken here , since the apples which the inhabitants ...
... speaks , ch . i . 12. and which he mentions among the things that gave joy to the inhabitants of Judea , were those that we call by that name ? Our translators must surely have been mistaken here , since the apples which the inhabitants ...
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... speaks of serpents only . He also observes that Nicander has mentioned a sort of serpent by the name of Aewv ohos , the spotted lion ; and that the word translated ' young lion ' is , in other places of scripture , rendered by the ...
... speaks of serpents only . He also observes that Nicander has mentioned a sort of serpent by the name of Aewv ohos , the spotted lion ; and that the word translated ' young lion ' is , in other places of scripture , rendered by the ...
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... speaks of this species being found in Cappadocia . Its general description is that of a mule . Its colour is light yellowish gray , growing paler towards the sides . It lives in small herds ; each male having four , five , or more ...
... speaks of this species being found in Cappadocia . Its general description is that of a mule . Its colour is light yellowish gray , growing paler towards the sides . It lives in small herds ; each male having four , five , or more ...
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... speaks of it as being in the king's palace and garden at Jericho . This place , being one of the warmest in Judea , indi- cates their apprehensions about it 93 " The observation of Justin is , that " the wealth of the Jewish nation ...
... speaks of it as being in the king's palace and garden at Jericho . This place , being one of the warmest in Judea , indi- cates their apprehensions about it 93 " The observation of Justin is , that " the wealth of the Jewish nation ...
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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