Birds of the BibleJennings and Graham, 1909 - 467 páginas |
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... covered all the then known sur- face of the earth . Moses said the Almighty commanded the earth to pro- duce after its kind , and the waters to bring forth abun- dance of life . Science used to teach that carbon , hydro- gen , oxygen ...
... covered all the then known sur- face of the earth . Moses said the Almighty commanded the earth to pro- duce after its kind , and the waters to bring forth abun- dance of life . Science used to teach that carbon , hydro- gen , oxygen ...
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... covered them with up- heavals from the waters , washing from the mountains , and the eternal sifting that we poetically call " star dust . " At first thought this would seem to form no considerable portion of the earth's surface , but ...
... covered them with up- heavals from the waters , washing from the mountains , and the eternal sifting that we poetically call " star dust . " At first thought this would seem to form no considerable portion of the earth's surface , but ...
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... covered by one small Hebrew word . The point I wish to make was forcefully expressed centuries ago by the grandson of Jesus , the son of Sirach , in a preface to his translation of the book of Ecclesiasticus , now incor- porated in many ...
... covered by one small Hebrew word . The point I wish to make was forcefully expressed centuries ago by the grandson of Jesus , the son of Sirach , in a preface to his translation of the book of Ecclesiasticus , now incor- porated in many ...
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... covered with such trees and vegetation as these conditions would induce . In this amazing va- riety of soil and climate many plants elsewhere unknown developed , and birds native to this country alone . A collared turtle - dove ...
... covered with such trees and vegetation as these conditions would induce . In this amazing va- riety of soil and climate many plants elsewhere unknown developed , and birds native to this country alone . A collared turtle - dove ...
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... covered . " " The material of the nest is disputed , but it appears to be composed of the spines of the belon , for the bird itself lives on fish . It is not easily cut with a sharp knife , but when struck or broken with the hand it ...
... covered . " " The material of the nest is disputed , but it appears to be composed of the spines of the belon , for the bird itself lives on fish . It is not easily cut with a sharp knife , but when struck or broken with the hand it ...
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Almighty Aristophanes Aristotle beasts beautiful Bible lands Bible writers birds of abomination bittern blue heron brooding cedar chapter chickens cloud color cormorant crane creatures cried David desert doubt doves eagle earth Edom eggs Egypt exquisite eyes feathers feet fish flight flocks fowl Galilee Gennesaret habit hath heaven Hebrew herons Holy Land horned owl Isaiah Jabbok Jeremiah Jerusalem Jesus Jordan knew lapwing Lebanon little owl living Lord mate mentioned Moab Moses mountains neck nest night hawk numbers old version ospray ostrich Palestine partridge peacocks peafowl pelican picture pigeons plains Pliny poet poetic prey quail raven recorded rivers rock sand snare Solomon song sparrows species spices stork STRATTON-PORTER swallow tail temple thee things thou thought tion to-day translation trees unto valleys voice vulture wild wilderness wings wonderful wrote young