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 - Bible |
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... birds , like birds are oviparous , and like birds they are of land , and water , and air . I know that there is that admirable structure in a feather , which would justify our most accurate examination of it . The beauty and the fitness ...
... birds , like birds are oviparous , and like birds they are of land , and water , and air . I know that there is that admirable structure in a feather , which would justify our most accurate examination of it . The beauty and the fitness ...
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... birds fly in the air , and fishes swim in the seas ; it remains that the solid earth should be peopled also , and then the whole habitable globe is occupied . This is the work of the sixth day . The legs and wings of birds , the fins of ...
... birds fly in the air , and fishes swim in the seas ; it remains that the solid earth should be peopled also , and then the whole habitable globe is occupied . This is the work of the sixth day . The legs and wings of birds , the fins of ...
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... bird and the com- manding patriarch . It is probable that the adop- tion of the raven , as a bird of augury , arose from this employment of him by Noah : he was consecrated to Apollo , i.e. the sun ; and was a principal bird among ...
... bird and the com- manding patriarch . It is probable that the adop- tion of the raven , as a bird of augury , arose from this employment of him by Noah : he was consecrated to Apollo , i.e. the sun ; and was a principal bird among ...
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... bird from the east , " Isai . xlvi . 11. Now the east here cannot pos- sibly mean Mesopotamia , since that lies north - west of Babylon , whereas Media , Cyrus was a Mede , lies east ; and it appears by major Rennel's map in his ...
... bird from the east , " Isai . xlvi . 11. Now the east here cannot pos- sibly mean Mesopotamia , since that lies north - west of Babylon , whereas Media , Cyrus was a Mede , lies east ; and it appears by major Rennel's map in his ...
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... bird flies , from the east to Babylon . If it be supposable that the provinces known in very early ages by the name of Kedem , " the east , " were afterward known by another word denoting " the east , " as they now are by the name ...
... bird flies , from the east to Babylon . If it be supposable that the provinces known in very early ages by the name of Kedem , " the east , " were afterward known by another word denoting " the east , " as they now are by the name ...
Common terms and phrases
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
Popular passages
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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...
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.