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 Seiten |
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... signifies an ASP . We may perhaps trace to this the PYTHON of the Greeks and its derivatives . See Asp . away ACHSUB , found only in Psalm cxl . 3 , is derived from a verb which signifies to bend back on itself . The Chaldee Para ...
... signifies an ASP . We may perhaps trace to this the PYTHON of the Greeks and its derivatives . See Asp . away ACHSUB , found only in Psalm cxl . 3 , is derived from a verb which signifies to bend back on itself . The Chaldee Para ...
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... signifies to cut off , and is used for cutting off ears of corn , Job , xxiv . 24 . To the authorities above quoted we may add the following tes- timony from a letter on this curious subject published by the French Academy , and ...
... signifies to cut off , and is used for cutting off ears of corn , Job , xxiv . 24 . To the authorities above quoted we may add the following tes- timony from a letter on this curious subject published by the French Academy , and ...
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... signifies to be red . In his natural state he is fleet , fierce , formidable , and intracta- ble ; but when domesticated , the most gentle of all animals , and assumes a patience and submission even more humble than his situation . He ...
... signifies to be red . In his natural state he is fleet , fierce , formidable , and intracta- ble ; but when domesticated , the most gentle of all animals , and assumes a patience and submission even more humble than his situation . He ...
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... signify this quantity ( not meaning to attempt to determine accurately , even if it were possible ) , it will lead ... signifies the total , the whole , as Psal . cxxxix . 17. " How precious also 66 See Fragment , in addition to Calmet ...
... signify this quantity ( not meaning to attempt to determine accurately , even if it were possible ) , it will lead ... signifies the total , the whole , as Psal . cxxxix . 17. " How precious also 66 See Fragment , in addition to Calmet ...
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... signifies an ass . II . The wild ass , called PARA , is probably the onager of the ancients . It is taller , and a much more dignified animal than the common or domestic ass ; its legs are more elegantly shaped ; and it bears its head ...
... signifies an ass . II . The wild ass , called PARA , is probably the onager of the ancients . It is taller , and a much more dignified animal than the common or domestic ass ; its legs are more elegantly shaped ; and it bears its head ...
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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
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Seite 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.
Seite 204 - He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha! And he smelleth the battle afar off, The thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
Seite 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.
Seite 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.
Seite 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.
Seite 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.
Seite 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.
Seite 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.
Seite 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.
Seite 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.