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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... Egypt , and to keep them for ever distinct from that corrupt people , both in principles and practices ; and , by parity of reason , from all other idolatrous nations . No more simple nor effectual method could be devised for preventing ...
... Egypt , and to keep them for ever distinct from that corrupt people , both in principles and practices ; and , by parity of reason , from all other idolatrous nations . No more simple nor effectual method could be devised for preventing ...
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... Egypt , because eating them would render their pretensions most contemptible . And , pursuant to the same opinion , he forbids the eating of those kinds which the Egyptians used to eat very greedily and luxuri- ously , as the swine ...
... Egypt , because eating them would render their pretensions most contemptible . And , pursuant to the same opinion , he forbids the eating of those kinds which the Egyptians used to eat very greedily and luxuri- ously , as the swine ...
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... Egypt , were doubtless ignorant of the motive which caused this particular fish to be proscribed . The flesh of the eel , and some other fish , thickened the blood , and by checking the perspiration , excited all those maladies ...
... Egypt , were doubtless ignorant of the motive which caused this particular fish to be proscribed . The flesh of the eel , and some other fish , thickened the blood , and by checking the perspiration , excited all those maladies ...
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... Egypt have , at this day , vessels made of it , in which they keep their me- dicines and perfumes . Herodotus 12 ... Egyptian Arabia , was a city hence called Alabastra . Plin . lib . v . c . 9 . 11 " Vas unguentarium , quod ex ...
... Egypt have , at this day , vessels made of it , in which they keep their me- dicines and perfumes . Herodotus 12 ... Egyptian Arabia , was a city hence called Alabastra . Plin . lib . v . c . 9 . 11 " Vas unguentarium , quod ex ...
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... Egypt . He also observes that the Arabs call a shrub or tree , not unlike our hawthorn , either in wood or flower , by the name of Elvah . " It was this , say they , with which Moses sweetened the waters of Marah ; and with this , too ...
... Egypt . He also observes that the Arabs call a shrub or tree , not unlike our hawthorn , either in wood or flower , by the name of Elvah . " It was this , say they , with which Moses sweetened the waters of Marah ; and with this , too ...
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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