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Singerman ID#supp1046

The natural history of the Bible: or A description of all the beasts, birds, fishes, insects, reptiles, trees, plants, metals, precious stones, &c. mentioned in the Sacred Scriptures

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Singerman ID#supp1046

Harris, Thaddeus Mason. The Natural History of the Bible: or, A Description of All the Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Insects, Reptiles, Trees, Plants, Metals, Precious Stones, &c. Mentioned in the Sacred Scriptures. Collected from the best Authorities, and Alphabetically Arranged. ... Published according to Act of Congress. Boston: Printed by I. Thomas and E. T. Andrews, MDCCXCIII. 272 p.

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In addition to Biblical sources, the author draws upon rabbinical literature, as in the entry for "Oil," citing Maimonides (p. 200), or entry for "Spices," drawing on the Talmud and Josephus (p. 256). A later edition (Boston, 1820) has been enlarged with additional entries; for instance, "Bitter-Herbs" (p. 56), citing the Mishnah, Pesachim 2. Evans 25586, Rosenbach 89.