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 ii
... MICHAELIS , not to name many others , is well known to such as are conversant in these studies1 . II . The language of the east was highly figurative . Apologues , fables , and parables were the common vehi- cles of moral truth . In ...
... MICHAELIS , not to name many others , is well known to such as are conversant in these studies1 . II . The language of the east was highly figurative . Apologues , fables , and parables were the common vehi- cles of moral truth . In ...
Page iv
... MICHAELIS , in an oration delivered at Gottingen in 1753 , recommended " a mission of learned men into the east , that by travelling through Syria , Pa- lestine , and Egypt , and observing the animals , plants , & c . of those regions ...
... MICHAELIS , in an oration delivered at Gottingen in 1753 , recommended " a mission of learned men into the east , that by travelling through Syria , Pa- lestine , and Egypt , and observing the animals , plants , & c . of those regions ...
Page vii
... In the Sacred Scriptures there are upwards of two hundred and fifty botanical terms ; which none use so frequently as the poets . " MICHAELIS Note upon LOWTH'S Lect . vi . fairly , and candidly . If I have at all PREFACE . vii.
... In the Sacred Scriptures there are upwards of two hundred and fifty botanical terms ; which none use so frequently as the poets . " MICHAELIS Note upon LOWTH'S Lect . vi . fairly , and candidly . If I have at all PREFACE . vii.
Page xii
... MICHAELIS ( J. D. ) Recueil de Questions proposées à une Société de Savants , qui par Order de sa Majesté Danoise font le Voyage de l'Arabie . 4to . Amst . 1774 . MICHAELIS ( J. D. ) Commentaries on the Laws of Moses ; trans- lated by ...
... MICHAELIS ( J. D. ) Recueil de Questions proposées à une Société de Savants , qui par Order de sa Majesté Danoise font le Voyage de l'Arabie . 4to . Amst . 1774 . MICHAELIS ( J. D. ) Commentaries on the Laws of Moses ; trans- lated by ...
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... MICHAELIS . Oratio de Defectibus Historia Naturalis ac Philologia , Itinere in Palestinam Arabiamque , suscepto sarciendis . " HERBARUM quidem et arborum ignotarum , quæ in Sacro Co- dice commemorantur , nomina ab Arabum botanicis ...
... MICHAELIS . Oratio de Defectibus Historia Naturalis ac Philologia , Itinere in Palestinam Arabiamque , suscepto sarciendis . " HERBARUM quidem et arborum ignotarum , quæ in Sacro Co- dice commemorantur , nomina ab Arabum botanicis ...
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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