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
... described , by retaining the 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 ...
... described , by retaining the 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 ...
Page xiii
... described in the XLI . Chapter of Job . 8vo . Oxford , 1810 . VANSITTART ( Wm . ) Observations on select Places of the Old Testament , founded on a Perusal of Parson's Travels from Aleppo to Bagdad . 8vo . Oxford , 1812 . QUOTATIONS ...
... described in the XLI . Chapter of Job . 8vo . Oxford , 1810 . VANSITTART ( Wm . ) Observations on select Places of the Old Testament , founded on a Perusal of Parson's Travels from Aleppo to Bagdad . 8vo . Oxford , 1812 . QUOTATIONS ...
Page 28
... described by Pennant under the name given it by the Monga- lians , which is dschikketai . The Chinese call it yo - to - tse . From the Mongalian , Dr. Shaw has called it Jikta . Mr. Elphinstone , in describing the desert of Canound ...
... described by Pennant under the name given it by the Monga- lians , which is dschikketai . The Chinese call it yo - to - tse . From the Mongalian , Dr. Shaw has called it Jikta . Mr. Elphinstone , in describing the desert of Canound ...
Page 33
... described by Mariti , Vol . ii . p . 27 , & c . He was there in 1766. The culture seems then to have been south of the town , towards the Dead Sea . Volney was at Jericho in 1784 , and denies the tree to be growing at the town . This ...
... described by Mariti , Vol . ii . p . 27 , & c . He was there in 1766. The culture seems then to have been south of the town , towards the Dead Sea . Volney was at Jericho in 1784 , and denies the tree to be growing at the town . This ...
Page 35
... described in Deut . xiv . 18 , 19 , as the passage should be read- " Moreover the othelaph , and every creeping thing that flieth , is unclean to you : they shall not be eaten . " This character , which fixes to the bat the name used in ...
... described in Deut . xiv . 18 , 19 , as the passage should be read- " Moreover the othelaph , and every creeping thing that flieth , is unclean to you : they shall not be eaten . " This character , which fixes to the bat the name used in ...
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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