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 xviii
... WILD BEASTS . CHIAH . Fera . Beasts of prey ; such as roam in the forests ; carnivorous animals , such as live on flesh , in contradistinction to domestic animals , which are grami- nivorous , feed on grass and other vegetables . 3 ...
... WILD BEASTS . CHIAH . Fera . Beasts of prey ; such as roam in the forests ; carnivorous animals , such as live on flesh , in contradistinction to domestic animals , which are grami- nivorous , feed on grass and other vegetables . 3 ...
Page xxi
... wild ass PRA , resembles their braying . The name of the raven , y OREB , was doubtless taken from its hoarse croaking ; of the sparrow , Y TSIPPOR , from its chirping ; of the partridge , QUERA , from the note she uses in calling her ...
... wild ass PRA , resembles their braying . The name of the raven , y OREB , was doubtless taken from its hoarse croaking ; of the sparrow , Y TSIPPOR , from its chirping ; of the partridge , QUERA , from the note she uses in calling her ...
Page xxx
... wild animals heated by the chase , and full of blood , soon becomes corrupt . The free use of very fat meat is always prejudicial to health ; and is the cause of bilious and putrid disorders . The flesh of the swine , in particular ...
... wild animals heated by the chase , and full of blood , soon becomes corrupt . The free use of very fat meat is always prejudicial to health ; and is the cause of bilious and putrid disorders . The flesh of the swine , in particular ...
Page xxxi
... wild beasts and birds of prey , less fit for food , more difficult to be procured , and hardly consistent with a domestic , agricultural , and pastoral . life ? Did not the restrictions in question , tend to promote that health and ease ...
... wild beasts and birds of prey , less fit for food , more difficult to be procured , and hardly consistent with a domestic , agricultural , and pastoral . life ? Did not the restrictions in question , tend to promote that health and ease ...
Page xxxii
... wilds emong , The Ostryches , unthoughtful of thir yonge 17 . " The Raven ominous ( as Gentiles holde ) , What time she croaketh hoarsely a la morte ; The Hawke , aerial hunter , swifte and bolde , In feates of mischief trayned for ...
... wilds emong , The Ostryches , unthoughtful of thir yonge 17 . " The Raven ominous ( as Gentiles holde ) , What time she croaketh hoarsely a la morte ; The Hawke , aerial hunter , swifte and bolde , In feates of mischief trayned for ...
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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