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 xx
... passage literally , however , some commen- tators have insisted that all the animals came to present them- selves before Adam , both in acknowledgment of his supremacy , and to receive from him a name ; and that this was all done at one ...
... passage literally , however , some commen- tators have insisted that all the animals came to present them- selves before Adam , both in acknowledgment of his supremacy , and to receive from him a name ; and that this was all done at one ...
Page xxi
... passage . Our English version says , " the Lord God brought them unto Adam , to see what he would call them : " but the word " them " has no authority from the Hebrew text ; the pronoun is in the singular number , not plural ; and the ...
... passage . Our English version says , " the Lord God brought them unto Adam , to see what he would call them : " but the word " them " has no authority from the Hebrew text ; the pronoun is in the singular number , not plural ; and the ...
Page xxiv
... passage , therefore , may merely intimate that of the more useful animals Noah took a greater number , and of those that were less so only pairs . CUNEUS , de Republica Hebræorum , c . xxiv . 1. ii . declares that though no doubt the ...
... passage , therefore , may merely intimate that of the more useful animals Noah took a greater number , and of those that were less so only pairs . CUNEUS , de Republica Hebræorum , c . xxiv . 1. ii . declares that though no doubt the ...
Page xxix
... passage is long , though curious ) , that the Jews should , by these inhibitions and limitations , be secure and fenced from whatever contagion or immorality might otherwise invade them and spread among them from any heathen or ...
... passage is long , though curious ) , that the Jews should , by these inhibitions and limitations , be secure and fenced from whatever contagion or immorality might otherwise invade them and spread among them from any heathen or ...
Page xxxi
... passage , translated from Tertullian , ado . Marc . l . ii . c . 18 , in fine , may be a fit conclusion of this dissertation : " If the law takes away the use of some sorts of meat , and pronounces creatures unclean , that were formerly ...
... passage , translated from Tertullian , ado . Marc . l . ii . c . 18 , in fine , may be a fit conclusion of this dissertation : " If the law takes away the use of some sorts of meat , and pronounces creatures unclean , that were formerly ...
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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