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 ArrangedThomas Tegg, 1824 - 430 pages |
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Page iv
... Arabia , before he had composed any regular work in reply to the questions . NIEBUHR , his fellow traveller , however , published from his papers a scientific catalogue of articles , which is valuable 3.440 Dr. SMITH's Preface to his ...
... Arabia , before he had composed any regular work in reply to the questions . NIEBUHR , his fellow traveller , however , published from his papers a scientific catalogue of articles , which is valuable 3.440 Dr. SMITH's Preface to his ...
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... Arabian authors ; and could bring from all the treasuries of ancient learning the authorities for his decisions : so that there has seldom been found rea- son to depart from his opinion ; a few instances only have occurred where it ...
... Arabian authors ; and could bring from all the treasuries of ancient learning the authorities for his decisions : so that there has seldom been found rea- son to depart from his opinion ; a few instances only have occurred where it ...
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... Arabia , Abyssinia , and Nubia . His celebrated work has been read with pleasure and advantage , and some ex- tracts have been made from it . In describing the plants , birds , and beasts which he saw in his travels , he informs us that ...
... Arabia , Abyssinia , and Nubia . His celebrated work has been read with pleasure and advantage , and some ex- tracts have been made from it . In describing the plants , birds , and beasts which he saw in his travels , he informs us that ...
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... Arabia , Abyssinia , and Nubia . ( This is numbered as the Sixth Volume of his Travels . ) 8vo . Dublin , 1790 . BRYANT ( Jacob ) Observations on the Plagues inflicted on the Egyptians ; in which is shown the Peculiarity of those ...
... Arabia , Abyssinia , and Nubia . ( This is numbered as the Sixth Volume of his Travels . ) 8vo . Dublin , 1790 . BRYANT ( Jacob ) Observations on the Plagues inflicted on the Egyptians ; in which is shown the Peculiarity of those ...
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... Arabia coram viderint , examinarint et descripserint animalia , quadrupedia , aves , pisces , amphibia , insecta , vermes , tum loca ubi commorantur , mores , œconomiam , usum , nomina ab incolis unicuique imposita , quin et incolarum ...
... Arabia coram viderint , examinarint et descripserint animalia , quadrupedia , aves , pisces , amphibia , insecta , vermes , tum loca ubi commorantur , mores , œconomiam , usum , nomina ab incolis unicuique imposita , quin et incolarum ...
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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