Scripture natural history [by M.F. Maude].SPCK, 1848 - 452 pages |
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... earth , or in the hollow of old trees , and throughout the winter re- mains quite torpid , living upon its own fat by absorp- tion . The bear is a most useful animal . Of its skin the people of Kamtschatka make caps , gloves , dog ...
... earth , or in the hollow of old trees , and throughout the winter re- mains quite torpid , living upon its own fat by absorp- tion . The bear is a most useful animal . Of its skin the people of Kamtschatka make caps , gloves , dog ...
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... earth . And it shall come to pass , that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit . " - JER . xlviii . 43 , 44 . The hippopotamus is nearly as large as the elephant . Its head is enormous - its jaws extend ...
... earth . And it shall come to pass , that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit . " - JER . xlviii . 43 , 44 . The hippopotamus is nearly as large as the elephant . Its head is enormous - its jaws extend ...
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... earth , if he did not behold the camel contentedly brows- ing upon them ; for he thus learns that Providence has made nothing in vain . Their teeth are peculiarly adapted for such a diet . Differing from all other rumi- nating tribes ...
... earth , if he did not behold the camel contentedly brows- ing upon them ; for he thus learns that Providence has made nothing in vain . Their teeth are peculiarly adapted for such a diet . Differing from all other rumi- nating tribes ...
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... earth , its feet not being calculated for that purpose ; but it con- ceals itself in the natural holes or clefts which it finds in the rocks . " - LABORDE , pp . 114 , 115 . " When we were exploring the rocks in the neighbour- hood of ...
... earth , its feet not being calculated for that purpose ; but it con- ceals itself in the natural holes or clefts which it finds in the rocks . " - LABORDE , pp . 114 , 115 . " When we were exploring the rocks in the neighbour- hood of ...
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... earth there is not his like , who is made without fear . " - See whole chapter . PSALM 1xxiv . 14 . " Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces . " THE CROCODILE . The river Nile , in its inundations , is sometimes dan- gerous , and ...
... earth there is not his like , who is made without fear . " - See whole chapter . PSALM 1xxiv . 14 . " Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces . " THE CROCODILE . The river Nile , in its inundations , is sometimes dan- gerous , and ...
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Africa Aleppo aloes animal appearance Arabs beautiful Bedouins behold birds branches called camels cattle chalcedony cloud colour coral corn covered desert DOVE'S DUNG earth eggs Egypt Egyptians Eshcol EZEKIEL feed feet fig-tree fire flocks flowers frequently fruit garden gathered gazelles goats grain grapes grass green ground grows head heat horn horses hyæna hyssop inches insects ISAIAH Israel Jews kind KINGS LADANUM land leaves locusts Lord mentioned mountains mouth myrrh night ostrich Palestine passed Persia plain plant prophet PSALM quantity rain reeds resembles river rocks sand Scripture Herbal seeds seen serpent shalt sheep shepherd shrub simoom snake sometimes species spikenard stone swarm Syria tail tents thee thick thorns thou threshing traveller tree unicorn unto valley verst vine VINE OF SODOM vineyards whole wild wilderness wind wine wood yellow
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Page 53 - Hast thou given the horse strength? Hast thou clothed his neck with thunder? Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? The glory of his nostrils is terrible. He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength : He goeth on to meet the armed men.
Page 146 - The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah ; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they shall shew forth the praises of the Lord.
Page 343 - And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower ; and so it is. 55 And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.
Page 326 - When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the Lord will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them. " I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.
Page 73 - 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 72 - And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared ; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in...
Page 283 - Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed ; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt.
Page 280 - Binding his foal unto the vine, And his ass's colt unto the choice vine ; He washed his garments in wine, And his clothes in the blood of grapes : His eyes shall be red with wine, And his teeth white with milk.
Page 8 - Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.
Page 43 - Thus saith the LORD, About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt: and all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the firstborn of the maidservant that is behind the mill; and all the firstborn of beasts. And there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there was none like it, nor shall be like it any more.