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 |
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Strona 8
... Egypt . He also observes that the Arabs call a shrub or tree , not unlike our hawthorn , either in wood or flower , by the name of Elvah . " It was this , say they , with which Moses sweetened the waters of Marah ; and with this , too ...
... Egypt . He also observes that the Arabs call a shrub or tree , not unlike our hawthorn , either in wood or flower , by the name of Elvah . " It was this , say they , with which Moses sweetened the waters of Marah ; and with this , too ...
Strona 15
... Egypt ; its air , its water , and all its pro- ductions are incomparable . He acknowledges , however , that its apples and pears are very bad , and that in respect to these fruits , Egypt is as little favoured as almost any place in the ...
... Egypt ; its air , its water , and all its pro- ductions are incomparable . He acknowledges , however , that its apples and pears are very bad , and that in respect to these fruits , Egypt is as little favoured as almost any place in the ...
Strona 22
... Egypt called Onion ; as if this name came from onos , an ass ; which is , indeed , very credible . The report of the Jews worshiping an ass might originate in Egypt . We know that the Alexan- drians hated the Jews , and were much ...
... Egypt called Onion ; as if this name came from onos , an ass ; which is , indeed , very credible . The report of the Jews worshiping an ass might originate in Egypt . We know that the Alexan- drians hated the Jews , and were much ...
Strona 31
... Egypt , brought with them as a part of their cargo . Gen. xxxvii . 25 ; xliii . 11 . Strabo alone , of all the ancients , has given us the true account of the place of its origin . " In that most happy land of the Sabaeans , " says he ...
... Egypt , brought with them as a part of their cargo . Gen. xxxvii . 25 ; xliii . 11 . Strabo alone , of all the ancients , has given us the true account of the place of its origin . " In that most happy land of the Sabaeans , " says he ...
Strona 32
... Egypt . " Gen. xxxvii . 25. Now the spicery , or pepper , was certainly pur- chased by the Ishmaelites at the mouth of the Red Sea , where was the market for Indian goods ; and at the same place they must have bought the myrrh , for ...
... Egypt . " Gen. xxxvii . 25. Now the spicery , or pepper , was certainly pur- chased by the Ishmaelites at the mouth of the Red Sea , where was the market for Indian goods ; and at the same place they must have bought the myrrh , for ...
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Strona 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.
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Strona 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.
Strona 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.
Strona 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.
Strona 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.
Strona 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.
Strona 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.
Strona 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.
Strona 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.