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 i
... plants , & c . under their original names . This difficulty is always felt , and has always been re- gretted , in perusing the Sacred Scriptures ; for our igno- rance of the various beasts , birds , and plants which are expressly ...
... plants , & c . under their original names . This difficulty is always felt , and has always been re- gretted , in perusing the Sacred Scriptures ; for our igno- rance of the various beasts , birds , and plants which are expressly ...
Page ii
... plants ; and unless we know precisely the animal , tree , or plant referred to , we cannot discern the propriety of the allu- sion , nor be suitably impressed with the full force of the doctrine , precept , or narrative , which it was ...
... plants ; and unless we know precisely the animal , tree , or plant referred to , we cannot discern the propriety of the allu- sion , nor be suitably impressed with the full force of the doctrine , precept , or narrative , which it was ...
Page v
... plants are now called in those regions . ; Dr. SHAW , whose travels I have often quoted , observes that " the names ... plant , & c . which I was examining , occurs ; in order to ascertain its nature and qualities , by such a reference ...
... plants are now called in those regions . ; Dr. SHAW , whose travels I have often quoted , observes that " the names ... plant , & c . which I was examining , occurs ; in order to ascertain its nature and qualities , by such a reference ...
Page vi
... plants , & c . were not arbitrary , but founded on some ap- parent and predominant quality or property , sufficient to give them a designation at first . III . Trace the word again , in every place where it occurs , through all the ...
... plants , & c . were not arbitrary , but founded on some ap- parent and predominant quality or property , sufficient to give them a designation at first . III . Trace the word again , in every place where it occurs , through all the ...
Page vii
... PLANTS , I have availed myself of the elaborate researches of HILLER in the Hierophyticon , and of CELSIUS in his Hierobotanicon ; carefully consulting , at the same time DIOSCORIDES and the elder PLINY among the ancients , and ALPINUS ...
... PLANTS , I have availed myself of the elaborate researches of HILLER in the Hierophyticon , and of CELSIUS in his Hierobotanicon ; carefully consulting , at the same time DIOSCORIDES and the elder PLINY among the ancients , and ALPINUS ...
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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