Bible Animals; Being a Description of Every Living Creature Mentioned in the Scripture from the Ape to the Coral |
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... ancient date, the right llIli of them would be important, but in the case of the Holy Scriptures it is more than important, and beco The field which is laid open to us is so large that only one department of Natural History, namely Z ...
... ancient date, the right llIli of them would be important, but in the case of the Holy Scriptures it is more than important, and beco The field which is laid open to us is so large that only one department of Natural History, namely Z ...
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... ancient Nineveh 18 THE LEOPARD. The Leopard not often mentioned in the Scriptures—Its attributes exactly described—Prob several animals were classed under the name—How the Leopard takes its prey—Craft of the Lt ravages among the flocks ...
... ancient Nineveh 18 THE LEOPARD. The Leopard not often mentioned in the Scriptures—Its attributes exactly described—Prob several animals were classed under the name—How the Leopard takes its prey—Craft of the Lt ravages among the flocks ...
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... ancient Egypt—Delicacy of its flesh—Size and general appearance of the animal 143 THE SHEEP. Importance of Sheep in the Bible—The Sheep the chief wealth of the pastoral tribes—Tenure Value of good pasture-land—Arab shepherds of the ...
... ancient Egypt—Delicacy of its flesh—Size and general appearance of the animal 143 THE SHEEP. Importance of Sheep in the Bible—The Sheep the chief wealth of the pastoral tribes—Tenure Value of good pasture-land—Arab shepherds of the ...
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... Ancient use of the Mule—Various breeds of Mule—Supposed date of its introduction into Palesti breeding forbidden to the Jews—The Mule as a saddle-animal—Its use on occasions of state—The l —Mules brought from Babylon after the captivity ...
... Ancient use of the Mule—Various breeds of Mule—Supposed date of its introduction into Palesti breeding forbidden to the Jews—The Mule as a saddle-animal—Its use on occasions of state—The l —Mules brought from Babylon after the captivity ...
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... ancient Hebrews—Geographical range of the animal—"He eateth grz 0X"—Ravages of the Hippopotamus among the crops—Structure of the mouth and teeth—The "swort of the Hippopotamus—Some strange theories—Haunts of the Hippopotamus—The ...
... ancient Hebrews—Geographical range of the animal—"He eateth grz 0X"—Ravages of the Hippopotamus among the crops—Structure of the mouth and teeth—The "swort of the Hippopotamus—Some strange theories—Haunts of the Hippopotamus—The ...
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