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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... Hebrew names ; whereas to the reem they assign the name of the UNICORN , which is known to be a fabulous animal . Indeed , they frankly acknowledge , in their preface , the obscurity ex- perienced by them in the Hebrew words which occur ...
... Hebrew names ; whereas to the reem they assign the name of the UNICORN , which is known to be a fabulous animal . Indeed , they frankly acknowledge , in their preface , the obscurity ex- perienced by them in the Hebrew words which occur ...
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... Hebrew word ; and the passages referred to are those in which the Hebrew word is found in the ori- ginal . In several instances our translators have given the same English to different words in the original ; this I have noted , and ...
... Hebrew word ; and the passages referred to are those in which the Hebrew word is found in the ori- ginal . In several instances our translators have given the same English to different words in the original ; this I have noted , and ...
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... Hebrew Scriptures . 4to . London , 1800 . HARMER ( Tho . ) Outlines of a new Commentary on Solomon's Song . 8vo . London , 1768 . HARMER ( Tho . ) Observations on Passages of Scripture , by refe- rence to Travels into the East , & c . 4 ...
... Hebrew Scriptures . 4to . London , 1800 . HARMER ( Tho . ) Outlines of a new Commentary on Solomon's Song . 8vo . London , 1768 . HARMER ( Tho . ) Observations on Passages of Scripture , by refe- rence to Travels into the East , & c . 4 ...
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... Hebrew text ; the pronoun is in the singular number , not plural ; and the next sentence expresses this more fully , the words being , not as rendered in our version , " whatsoever Adam called every living creature , " [ there is no ...
... Hebrew text ; the pronoun is in the singular number , not plural ; and the next sentence expresses this more fully , the words being , not as rendered in our version , " whatsoever Adam called every living creature , " [ there is no ...
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... Hebrews ate were , among them not indeed unclean , but sacred , being so expressly consecrated to a deity that they durst not slaughter them . The Hebrews , by killing and eating these animals , must 4 Dr. Tappan's Lectures , p . 260 ...
... Hebrews ate were , among them not indeed unclean , but sacred , being so expressly consecrated to a deity that they durst not slaughter them . The Hebrews , by killing and eating these animals , must 4 Dr. Tappan's Lectures , p . 260 ...
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