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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... leaves and blossoms , but the fruit is longer and more compressed , the outer green coat is thinner and drier when ... leaf , it has its Hebrew name shakad , which comes from a verb signifying to make haste , to be in a hurry , or to ...
... leaves and blossoms , but the fruit is longer and more compressed , the outer green coat is thinner and drier when ... leaf , it has its Hebrew name shakad , which comes from a verb signifying to make haste , to be in a hurry , or to ...
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... leaves , nearly two inches thick , prickly and chamfered . It grows about two feet high . A very bitter gum is extracted from it , used for medicinal purposes , and anciently for embalming dead bodies 24. Nicodemus is said , John xix ...
... leaves , nearly two inches thick , prickly and chamfered . It grows about two feet high . A very bitter gum is extracted from it , used for medicinal purposes , and anciently for embalming dead bodies 24. Nicodemus is said , John xix ...
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... leaves , which are thick and indented , broad at the bottom , but growing nar- rower toward the point , and about four feet in length . Its blos- soms are red , intermixed with yellow ; and double , like a pink . From the blossom comes ...
... leaves , which are thick and indented , broad at the bottom , but growing nar- rower toward the point , and about four feet in length . Its blos- soms are red , intermixed with yellow ; and double , like a pink . From the blossom comes ...
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... leaves beautiful , ever continuing on the tree , of an exquisite smell , and affording a most delightful shade . It might well , therefore , be said , “ As the citron - tree is among the trees of the wood , so is my beloved among the ...
... leaves beautiful , ever continuing on the tree , of an exquisite smell , and affording a most delightful shade . It might well , therefore , be said , “ As the citron - tree is among the trees of the wood , so is my beloved among the ...
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... leaves and tendrils . This and the following verse give us a most graphic picture of the fertility of that tract which fell to the tribe of Judah , abounding in vineyards and fine pasturage . Geddes . Cr . Rem . only in the possession ...
... leaves and tendrils . This and the following verse give us a most graphic picture of the fertility of that tract which fell to the tribe of Judah , abounding in vineyards and fine pasturage . Geddes . Cr . Rem . only in the possession ...
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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