| 1837 - 610 pages
...sound, is probably derived from the Heb. name 2ÍTN ezob. It is said of Solomon, 1 K. 4: 23, that " he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in...Lebanon, even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall." Now, they did not reckon among trees any plants but such as had durable and woody stalks. (See... | |
| Rebecca Hey - 1837 - 386 pages
...can adduce far higher authority than his in praise of the perfume of this little flower : he who " spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon, even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall," says, " The fig-tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tendei grapes give... | |
| 1837 - 868 pages
...for natural history. To mention but a few — Solomon, we are told, wrote a work on the subject : " of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon, even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall.... of beasts and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes;" Aristotle, the deepest and... | |
| George Stokes - 1838 - 188 pages
...us beware of neglecting to use them aright, Matt. xxv. King Solomon was skilled in the sciences. " He spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in...spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes," 1 Kings iv. 33. We are told that this, as well as his other knowledge, was... | |
| 1838 - 1196 pages
...nations round about. And he spake three thousand proverbs : and his songs 33 were a thousand and five. squietness 34 beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes. And there came of all people to hear... | |
| Catherine Sinclair - 1838 - 406 pages
...be named ; but how different must the study of botany be now from the early times of Solomon, " who spake of trees from the cedar tree, that is in Lebanon, even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall ;" and how great is the pleasure to those in the present day who have mastered so difficult and... | |
| William Hamilton Drummond - 1838 - 246 pages
...knowledge of tho The wise king Solomon was a great and successful student of natural history; " and spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon, even unto the hyssop that spriugeth out of the wall; he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes."—1... | |
| Roland Mushat Frye - 1978 - 644 pages
...understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the seashore. 30 And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the...spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes. 34 And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings... | |
| Witness Lee - 1980 - 43 pages
...blood of the lamb on the lintel and the doorposts. First Kings 4:33 says that, in his wisdom, Solomon "spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall." Hyssop was among the smallest of the plants. According to the revelation in the New Testament,... | |
| H. L. Willmington - 1981 - 1038 pages
...three thousand proverbs, and his songs were a thousand and five" (1 Ki. 4:32). 13. Natural science. "And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is...spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes" (1 Ki. 4:33). 14. Military power. "And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of... | |
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