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 ix
... given of a great many separate passages , and some whole chapters of scripture , with remarks and illustrations cor- recting the errors which were the consequence of their being misunderstood , and pointing out the precision and force ...
... given of a great many separate passages , and some whole chapters of scripture , with remarks and illustrations cor- recting the errors which were the consequence of their being misunderstood , and pointing out the precision and force ...
Page x
... translators have given the same English to different words in the original ; this I have noted , and made references to them at the end of the articles . ! CATALOGUE OF THE PRINCIPAL AUTHORITIES QUOTED IN THE FOLLOWING X PREFACE .
... translators have given the same English to different words in the original ; this I have noted , and made references to them at the end of the articles . ! CATALOGUE OF THE PRINCIPAL AUTHORITIES QUOTED IN THE FOLLOWING X PREFACE .
Page xx
... given . It is enough to suppose , that the animals inhabiting the district in which he dwelt , received from him names ; and not that the numerous tribes of living creatures were paraded before him , and that he made a nomenclature of ...
... given . It is enough to suppose , that the animals inhabiting the district in which he dwelt , received from him names ; and not that the numerous tribes of living creatures were paraded before him , and that he made a nomenclature of ...
Page xxi
... given to the tamer animals , sheep and kine , was 2 BEME , in which sound the lowing of the one , and the bleating of the other , seem to be imitated ; so the name of the common ass Ty ORUD , and of the wild ass PRA , resembles their ...
... given to the tamer animals , sheep and kine , was 2 BEME , in which sound the lowing of the one , and the bleating of the other , seem to be imitated ; so the name of the common ass Ty ORUD , and of the wild ass PRA , resembles their ...
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Thaddeus Mason Harris. names given to the several tribes of animals were derived from their respective notes . Other names appear to be derived from the characteristic qua- lities of the creatures ; as , for instance the camel might be ...
Thaddeus Mason Harris. names given to the several tribes of animals were derived from their respective notes . Other names appear to be derived from the characteristic qua- lities of the creatures ; as , for instance the camel might be ...
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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