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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... prophet , " I have made thy forehead as an adamant , firmer than a rock ; that is , endued thee with un- daunted courage . In the latter place , the hearts of wicked men are declared to be as adamant ; neither broken by the threaten ...
... prophet , " I have made thy forehead as an adamant , firmer than a rock ; that is , endued thee with un- daunted courage . In the latter place , the hearts of wicked men are declared to be as adamant ; neither broken by the threaten ...
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... Prophet is shown the rod of an almond tree16 , GOD 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 ...
... Prophet is shown the rod of an almond tree16 , GOD 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 ...
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... prophet Joel speaks , ch . i . 12. and which he mentions among the things that gave joy to the inhabitants of Judea , were those that we call by that name ? Our translators must surely have been mistaken here , since the apples which ...
... prophet Joel speaks , ch . i . 12. and which he mentions among the things that gave joy to the inhabitants of Judea , were those that we call by that name ? Our translators must surely have been mistaken here , since the apples which ...
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... prophet Jeremiah , xiv . 6. " The hind dropped her calf in the forest field , and forsook it because there was no grass ; and the wild asses stood on the rising grounds , blowing out their breath like TANINIM , while their eyes failed ...
... prophet Jeremiah , xiv . 6. " The hind dropped her calf in the forest field , and forsook it because there was no grass ; and the wild asses stood on the rising grounds , blowing out their breath like TANINIM , while their eyes failed ...
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Thaddeus Mason Harris. The prophet Isaiah , xxxii . 14 , describes great desolation by saying that " the wild asses ... prophetic prediction in Samuel on this occasion , which I apprehend is desirable ; and it implies the competence , if ...
Thaddeus Mason Harris. The prophet Isaiah , xxxii . 14 , describes great desolation by saying that " the wild asses ... prophetic prediction in Samuel on this occasion , which I apprehend is desirable ; and it implies the competence , if ...
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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