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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... produced in no other part but the land of Judea , and even there in two gardens only ; both of them be- longing to the king , one no more than twenty acres , the other still smaller 92 " At this time , continues Mr. Bruce , I suppose it ...
... produced in no other part but the land of Judea , and even there in two gardens only ; both of them be- longing to the king , one no more than twenty acres , the other still smaller 92 " At this time , continues Mr. Bruce , I suppose it ...
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... produced only in their country , for that there is a valley which is enclosed with continued mountains , as by a wall , and in a manner resembling a camp ; that the space consists of two hundred acres , and is called Jericho , wherein ...
... produced only in their country , for that there is a valley which is enclosed with continued mountains , as by a wall , and in a manner resembling a camp ; that the space consists of two hundred acres , and is called Jericho , wherein ...
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... produce the ears . The Rabbins sometimes called barley the food of beasts , because in reality they fed their cattle with it . 1 Kings , iv . 28 ; and from Homer 96 and other ancient authors we learn , that barley was given to horses ...
... produce the ears . The Rabbins sometimes called barley the food of beasts , because in reality they fed their cattle with it . 1 Kings , iv . 28 ; and from Homer 96 and other ancient authors we learn , that barley was given to horses ...
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... produces a passage from Benjamin of Tudela , who says that " in the month of March the drops of rain - water which fall on the surface of the sea are swallowed by the mothers of pearl , and carried to the bottom of the sea ; where being ...
... produces a passage from Benjamin of Tudela , who says that " in the month of March the drops of rain - water which fall on the surface of the sea are swallowed by the mothers of pearl , and carried to the bottom of the sea ; where being ...
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... produce the verse , with the original words which I think impro- perly translated , because one English term is used for two Hebrew words , which , in this place , certainly do not mean the same thing . If a man shall steal an ox [ SHOR ] ...
... produce the verse , with the original words which I think impro- perly translated , because one English term is used for two Hebrew words , which , in this place , certainly do not mean the same thing . If a man shall steal an ox [ SHOR ] ...
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Page 363 - Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
Page 204 - He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha! And he smelleth the battle afar off, The thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
Page 295 - And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them. They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.
Page 251 - A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth : the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.
Page 395 - The eternal regions. Lowly reverent Towards either throne they bow, and to the ground, With solemn adoration, down they cast Their crowns inwove with amarant and gold — Immortal amarant, a flower which once In Paradise, fast by the tree of life, Began to bloom ; but soon for man's offence To Heaven removed, where first it grew, there grows.
Page 110 - Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep ; so shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
Page 362 - He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a, man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine's blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol.
Page 152 - Ben-hadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me.
Page 153 - But his father and his mother knew not that it was of the LORD, that he sought an occasion against the Philistines : for at that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel.
Page 16 - As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.