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
... travels . " The learned J. D. 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 ...
... travels . " The learned J. D. 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 ...
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... travels I have often quoted , observes that " the names by which animals , & c . are now called in the eastern countries will be of great assistance in determining sacred natural history ; for some of them , it may be presumed ...
... travels I have often quoted , observes that " the names by which animals , & c . are now called in the eastern countries will be of great assistance in determining sacred natural history ; for some of them , it may be presumed ...
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... travels . This investigation , diligently pursued , often employed a whole day to ascertain only one article , the result of which is , perhaps , comprised in a single sentence . Of my authorities , and the use which I have made of them ...
... travels . This investigation , diligently pursued , often employed a whole day to ascertain only one article , the result of which is , perhaps , comprised in a single sentence . Of my authorities , and the use which I have made of them ...
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... Travels to discover the Source of the Nile , collected specimens of natural history in Egypt , Arabia , Abyssinia , and Nubia . His celebrated work has been read with pleasure and advantage , and some ex- tracts have been made from it ...
... Travels to discover the Source of the Nile , collected specimens of natural history in Egypt , Arabia , Abyssinia , and Nubia . His celebrated work has been read with pleasure and advantage , and some ex- tracts have been made from it ...
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... Travels to discover the Source of the Nile , in Egypt , 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 ...
... Travels to discover the Source of the Nile , in Egypt , 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 ...
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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