Birds of the BibleJennings and Graham, 1909 - 467 páginas |
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... reasons , which they have no right to assume , Moses did not know quite as well as they , because he confined his statements to brief outlines , and simplified his outlines to the comprehension of his people . He knew so much else with ...
... reasons , which they have no right to assume , Moses did not know quite as well as they , because he confined his statements to brief outlines , and simplified his outlines to the comprehension of his people . He knew so much else with ...
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... reason , especially as the list stands in the latest and most scholarly translations . Other Bible writers accepted these laws of Moses , and what they had to say of birds was more in the way of com- paring the processes of bird life ...
... reason , especially as the list stands in the latest and most scholarly translations . Other Bible writers accepted these laws of Moses , and what they had to say of birds was more in the way of com- paring the processes of bird life ...
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... reason for wishing to introduce a few of these superstitions and traditions is to set in sharp contrast the natural history of the Bible and that of pagan writers of Greece and Rome , of the same days , and even centuries later . There ...
... reason for wishing to introduce a few of these superstitions and traditions is to set in sharp contrast the natural history of the Bible and that of pagan writers of Greece and Rome , of the same days , and even centuries later . There ...
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... reason for its use in this illustration lay in the fact that it was the common timber of Egypt for furniture , wood work , and mummy cases . It was an evergreen of great growth , having a leaf resembling a mulberry , and fruit like a ...
... reason for its use in this illustration lay in the fact that it was the common timber of Egypt for furniture , wood work , and mummy cases . It was an evergreen of great growth , having a leaf resembling a mulberry , and fruit like a ...
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... reasons people were driven to establish cities . They were compelled to build very small , strong houses , set compactly , and surrounded with high , heavy walls , having small gates for entrance , and to set watches at night to arouse ...
... reasons people were driven to establish cities . They were compelled to build very small , strong houses , set compactly , and surrounded with high , heavy walls , having small gates for entrance , and to set watches at night to arouse ...
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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