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
... common vehi- cles of moral truth . In every part of the sacred writings images are introduced from the works of nature , and me- taphors drawn from the manners and economy of ani- mals , the growth of trees , and the properties of ...
... common vehi- cles of moral truth . In every part of the sacred writings images are introduced from the works of nature , and me- taphors drawn from the manners and economy of ani- mals , the growth of trees , and the properties of ...
Page xix
... common translation here seems to intimate , that the ani- mals were now first made ; that the birds as well as beasts were formed out of the ground ; that they were all brought before Adam on the day in which he was created , to be ...
... common translation here seems to intimate , that the ani- mals were now first made ; that the birds as well as beasts were formed out of the ground ; that they were all brought before Adam on the day in which he was created , to be ...
Page xxi
... common ass Ty ORUD , and of the wild ass PRA , resembles their braying . The name of the raven , y OREB , was doubtless taken from its hoarse croaking ; of the sparrow , Y TSIPPOR , from its chirping ; of the partridge , QUERA , from ...
... common ass Ty ORUD , and of the wild ass PRA , resembles their braying . The name of the raven , y OREB , was doubtless taken from its hoarse croaking ; of the sparrow , Y TSIPPOR , from its chirping ; of the partridge , QUERA , from ...
Page xxvi
... common or unclean , but this he did on two accounts ; the one was that he would have those animals to be eaten which were worshiped in Egypt , because eating them would render their pretensions most contemptible . And , pursuant to the ...
... common or unclean , but this he did on two accounts ; the one was that he would have those animals to be eaten which were worshiped in Egypt , because eating them would render their pretensions most contemptible . And , pursuant to the ...
Page xxxi
... common and domestic animals ; creatures of the cleanest feed- ing , which afforded the most palatable and nourishing meat , and which by a proper care might be had in the greatest plenty and perfection . If the Jews , as a select and ...
... common and domestic animals ; creatures of the cleanest feed- ing , which afforded the most palatable and nourishing meat , and which by a proper care might be had in the greatest plenty and perfection . If the Jews , as a select and ...
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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