Calmet's Great Dictionary of the Holy Bible: Scripture illustrated, by means of natural science ... in two parts ... I, An expository index .. II, Inquiries and discussions ... conducted principally by the editor of Calmet's dictionarySamuel Etheridge, 1814 |
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... ancient heroes of Greece , and of Asia , covered themselves with the spoils of lions , of tigers , and wild animals , while the ancient Germans wore short coats of sheep skins called rhenones . In fact , a skin in its natural state is ...
... ancient heroes of Greece , and of Asia , covered themselves with the spoils of lions , of tigers , and wild animals , while the ancient Germans wore short coats of sheep skins called rhenones . In fact , a skin in its natural state is ...
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... ancient or modern , be- yond a general idea which may shew their op- position to each other . Some would render gopher " cypress wood , " because it is incorruptible , as Mar- tial says , lib . vi . ep . 49 . Quæ nec secula centies ...
... ancient or modern , be- yond a general idea which may shew their op- position to each other . Some would render gopher " cypress wood , " because it is incorruptible , as Mar- tial says , lib . vi . ep . 49 . Quæ nec secula centies ...
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... ancient authors , was about 500 feet . The great pyramid of Egypt is about 480 , which is 20 feet less than the tower ; but allowance must be made for what is buried in the sand . The steeple of old St. Paul's Church was 534 feet in ...
... ancient authors , was about 500 feet . The great pyramid of Egypt is about 480 , which is 20 feet less than the tower ; but allowance must be made for what is buried in the sand . The steeple of old St. Paul's Church was 534 feet in ...
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... ancient writers : hence Herodotus speaks of salt burning in a lamp . As as- phaltum is very inflammable , it justly bears the epi- thet of burning , or fiery . And this is the accurate character of the place to this day , asphaltum ...
... ancient writers : hence Herodotus speaks of salt burning in a lamp . As as- phaltum is very inflammable , it justly bears the epi- thet of burning , or fiery . And this is the accurate character of the place to this day , asphaltum ...
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... ancient aliment of mankind , as Pliny says , lib . xviii . on the testimony of Menander . Barley is called , in Hebrew , hairy , my shoreh , from its long and stiff beard . We need only mention plants so well known among us as these are ...
... ancient aliment of mankind , as Pliny says , lib . xviii . on the testimony of Menander . Barley is called , in Hebrew , hairy , my shoreh , from its long and stiff beard . We need only mention plants so well known among us as these are ...
Palavras e frases frequentes
2dly 3dly 4thly Aleppo ancient animal appears Arabia Arabs Assyria Babylon bird Cairo called camel Chaldee chap CHAPTER colour creature cubit David deity denote described desert doubt earth East Egypt Egyptians Exod feet fish fruit Greek ground head Hebrew Holy horns horses idea inches inhabitants insects Isai Israel Israelites Jebusites Jerusalem Jews Josephus Judea kind king land lion locust Lord manner means mentioned Moses mount mount Sion mountains nature Noah observe onager passage perhaps Persian person plant plate probably prophet Psalm refer remark rendered rock sacred says Scheuzer Scripture seems seen Sepulchre serpent Shem shews side signifies Sion Solomon species spikenard stones Strabo suppose Syria temple teraphim thing thou Tiberias tion translation Travels tree ture VERSE Vulgate walls whole wild wood word writer
Passagens conhecidas
Página 343 - Thus saith the Lord ; Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the Lord ; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy. And there is hope in thine end, saith the Lord, that thy children shall come again to their own border.
Página 497 - I spake openly to the world ; I ever taught in the synagogue, and in the temple- whither the Jews always resort ; and in secret have I said nothing. 21 Why askest thou me? ask them which heard me, what I have said unto them: behold, they know what I said.
Página 445 - Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is done unto me, wherewith the LORD hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger.
Página 463 - And David went up by the ascent of mount Olivet, and wept as he went up, and had his head covered, and he went barefoot : and all the people that was with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up.
Página 492 - And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet.
Página 436 - For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem, I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land...
Página 497 - In this thing the LORD pardon thy servant, that when my master goeth into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he leaneth on my hand, and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon: when I bow down myself in the house of Rimmon, the LORD pardon thy servant in this thing.
Página 482 - And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the Lord: and I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.
Página 456 - Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee : be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee : cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.
Página 429 - Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men.