Birds of the BibleJennings and Graham, 1916 - 467 páginas |
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... ravens , and other birds of lofty locations . " " The thorn , to which they so frequently referred in the Bible , grew in the form of bushes in Lebanon and along the Dead Sea , and another , which reached great size and bore heavy ...
... ravens , and other birds of lofty locations . " " The thorn , to which they so frequently referred in the Bible , grew in the form of bushes in Lebanon and along the Dead Sea , and another , which reached great size and bore heavy ...
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... raven . His eyes are like doves beside the water brooks ; Washed with milk and fitly set . His cheeks are as a bed of spices , As banks of sweet herbs . " This I consider unsurpassed of its kind . Solomon was so very great he never ...
... raven . His eyes are like doves beside the water brooks ; Washed with milk and fitly set . His cheeks are as a bed of spices , As banks of sweet herbs . " This I consider unsurpassed of its kind . Solomon was so very great he never ...
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... raven , the owl , night hawk , cuckoo , and hawk ; the little owl , cor- morant , and great owl ; swan , pelican , and great eagle ; stork , heron , and lapwing . The latest version makes some change in this . Beginning with the eagle ...
... raven , the owl , night hawk , cuckoo , and hawk ; the little owl , cor- morant , and great owl ; swan , pelican , and great eagle ; stork , heron , and lapwing . The latest version makes some change in this . Beginning with the eagle ...
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... raven and some species of eagles and hawks the knowledge that if they find any mollusc the shell of which they cannot penetrate , they can carry it aloft and drop it on the rocks to break it open . It takes a very wise bird to learn ...
... raven and some species of eagles and hawks the knowledge that if they find any mollusc the shell of which they cannot penetrate , they can carry it aloft and drop it on the rocks to break it open . It takes a very wise bird to learn ...
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... raven that was hatched on a temple . The ibis was sacred in Egypt . Birds consid- ered good omens and augurs were safeguarded by law , and the superstitious people were afraid of those of evil omen . There is no connection in our minds ...
... raven that was hatched on a temple . The ibis was sacred in Egypt . Birds consid- ered good omens and augurs were safeguarded by law , and the superstitious people were afraid of those of evil omen . There is no connection in our minds ...
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