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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Fruit bearing , whose seed is in them , ” that is , in the fruit : whether the fruit , or
nut , be proper for the use of man or animals , or not . And these “ according to
their kinds ; " so that every seed or nut should invariably produce a tree
resembling ...
Fruit bearing , whose seed is in them , ” that is , in the fruit : whether the fruit , or
nut , be proper for the use of man or animals , or not . And these “ according to
their kinds ; " so that every seed or nut should invariably produce a tree
resembling ...
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The first name may be that of the tree ; the other , " that of the fruit , or nut . A tree
resembling the peach tree in its leaves and blossoms , but the fruit is longer and
more compressed , the outer green coat is thinner and drier when ripe , and the ...
The first name may be that of the tree ; the other , " that of the fruit , or nut . A tree
resembling the peach tree in its leaves and blossoms , but the fruit is longer and
more compressed , the outer green coat is thinner and drier when ripe , and the ...
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... but growing narrower toward the point , and about four feet in length . Its blos .
soms are red , intermixed with yellow ; and double , like a pink . From the
blossom comes the fruit , or pod , which is oblong and triangular , with three
apartments ...
... but growing narrower toward the point , and about four feet in length . Its blos .
soms are red , intermixed with yellow ; and double , like a pink . From the
blossom comes the fruit , or pod , which is oblong and triangular , with three
apartments ...
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He acknowledges , however , that its apples and pears are very bad , and that in
respect to these fruits , Egypt is as little ... 8 . supposes that the word D EN
TAPPUCHIM , translated apples , is to be understood of the fruit to which we give
that ...
He acknowledges , however , that its apples and pears are very bad , and that in
respect to these fruits , Egypt is as little ... 8 . supposes that the word D EN
TAPPUCHIM , translated apples , is to be understood of the fruit to which we give
that ...
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There are five places , besides this in Joel , in which the word occurs , and from
them we learn that it was thought the noblest of the trees of the wood , and that its
fruit was very sweet or pleasant , Cantic . ii . 3 ; of the colour of gold , Prov . xxv .
There are five places , besides this in Joel , in which the word occurs , and from
them we learn that it was thought the noblest of the trees of the wood , and that its
fruit was very sweet or pleasant , Cantic . ii . 3 ; of the colour of gold , Prov . xxv .
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| Title | 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 |
| Author | Thaddeus Mason Harris |
| Contributor | Chiswick Press |
| Publisher | T. Teggy, 1824 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 6 Mar 2007 |
| Length | 430 pages |
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