Bible animals

About this eBook

Author

Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889

Title

Bible animals : being a description of every living creature mentioned in the Scripture, from the ape to the coral.

Credits

Produced by Chris Curnow, Mary Akers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

BS: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Christianity: The Bible, Old and New Testament

Subject

Nature in the Bible

Category

Text

eBook-No.

42964

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42964

Release Date

June 17, 2013

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.BIBLE ANIMALS;
2. 2.PREFACE.
3. 3.CONTENTS.
4. 4.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. — FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS. — ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT.
5. 5.MAMMALIA. — THE APE. — THE BAT. — THE LION. — THE LEOPARD. — THE CAT. — THE DOG. — THE WOLF. — THE FOX OR JACKAL. — THE HYÆNA. — THE WEASEL. — THE FERRET. — THE BADGER. — THE BEAR. — THE HEDGEHOG, OR BITTERN. — THE PORCUPINE. — THE MOLE. — THE MOUSE. — THE HARE. — CATTLE. — THE WILD BULL. — THE REÊM, OR "UNICORN" OF SCRIPTURE. — THE BISON. — THE GAZELLE, OR ROE OF SCRIPTURE. — THE PYGARG, OR ADDAX. — THE FALLOW-DEER, OR BUBALE. — THE SHEEP. — THE CHAMOIS. — THE GOAT. — THE WILD GOAT. — THE DEER. — THE CAMEL. CHAPTER I. — THE CAMEL. CHAPTER II. — THE BACTRIAN CAMEL. — THE HORSE. — THE ASS. — THE WILD ASS. — THE MULE. — SWINE. — THE ELEPHANT. — THE CONEY, OR HYRAX. — BEHEMOTH.
6. 6.BIRDS. — THE LÄMMERGEIER, OR OSSIFRAGE OF SCRIPTURE. — THE EGYPTIAN VULTURE OR GIER-EAGLE. — THE GRIFFON VULTURE, OR EAGLE OF SCRIPTURE. — THE EAGLE. — THE OSPREY. — THE KITE, OR VULTURE OF SCRIPTURE. — THE HAWK. — THE OWL. — THE NIGHT-HAWK. — THE SWALLOW. — THE HOOPOE, OR LAPWING OF SCRIPTURE. — THE SPARROW. — THE CUCKOO. — THE DOVE. — POULTRY. — THE PEACOCK. — THE PARTRIDGE. — THE QUAIL. — THE RAVEN. — THE OSTRICH. — THE BITTERN. — THE HERON. — THE CRANE. — THE STORK. — THE SWAN. — THE CORMORANT. — THE PELICAN.
7. 7.REPTILES. — THE TORTOISE. — THE DHUBB. — THE LEVIATHAN OR CROCODILE. — THE LETÂÂH OR LIZARD. — THE CHAMELEON, MONITOR, AND GECKO. — SERPENTS. — THE CERASTES, OR SHEPHIPHON OF SCRIPTURE. — THE VIPER, OR EPHEH. — THE FROG.
8. 8.FISHES. — FISHES. — FISHES. CHAPTER II.
9. 9.INVERTEBRATES. — MOLLUSCS. — THE SNAIL. — THE ONYCHA. — THE PEARL. — INSECTS. — THE LOCUST. — HYMENOPTERA. THE BEE. — THE HORNET. — THE ANT. — HOMOPTERA. THE CRIMSON WORM. — LEPIDOPTERA. THE CLOTHES MOTH. — THE SILKWORM MOTH. — DIPTERA. FLIES. — GNATS. — APTERA AND APANIPTERA. THE LOUSE. — THE FLEA. — ARACHNIDA. THE SCORPION. — THE SPIDER. — ANNELIDA. THE WORM. — THE HORSE LEECH. — PROTOZOA AND RADIATA. SPONGE AND CORAL.
10. 10.INDEX.
11. 11.FOOTNOTES:

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