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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... or refine the morals of the reader , yet I 1 NEWCOME'S Historical View of Translations of the Bible . 2 Dr. SAMUEL JOHNSON , in his Life of THOMAS BROWNE . are by no means to be considered as superfluous niceties ii PREFACE .
... or refine the morals of the reader , yet I 1 NEWCOME'S Historical View of Translations of the Bible . 2 Dr. SAMUEL JOHNSON , in his Life of THOMAS BROWNE . are by no means to be considered as superfluous niceties ii PREFACE .
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Thaddeus Mason Harris. are by no means to be considered as superfluous niceties or useless speculations ; for they often show some pro- priety of allusion utterly undiscoverable by readers not skilled in the natural history of the east ...
Thaddeus Mason Harris. are by no means to be considered as superfluous niceties or useless speculations ; for they often show some pro- priety of allusion utterly undiscoverable by readers not skilled in the natural history of the east ...
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... means this effect was produced is not quite so clear . The scripture word n seems to be used in conformity to the vulgar opinion , ascribing to it the power of certain cabalistical words and incantations muttered through the teeth ...
... means this effect was produced is not quite so clear . The scripture word n seems to be used in conformity to the vulgar opinion , ascribing to it the power of certain cabalistical words and incantations muttered through the teeth ...
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... means to indicate to him by it , that as this tree makes haste to bud , as though it took the first opportunity , so he would hasten his judgment upon the people . There is here , says Dr. BLANEY , at once an allusion to the property of ...
... means to indicate to him by it , that as this tree makes haste to bud , as though it took the first opportunity , so he would hasten his judgment upon the people . There is here , says Dr. BLANEY , at once an allusion to the property of ...
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... means to accomplish its ends , it seems likely that the wood he made use of was , in some degree at least , corrective of that quality which abounded in the water , and so render it potable . This seems to have been the opinion of the ...
... means to accomplish its ends , it seems likely that the wood he made use of was , in some degree at least , corrective of that quality which abounded in the water , and so render it potable . This seems to have been the opinion of 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