ILLUSTRATIONS OF SCRIPTURE :

IN

THREE PARTS.

VOL. II.

VOL. 11.

OF THE

HOLY SCRIPTURES:

IN THREE PARTS.

I. FROM THE GEOGRAPHY | III, FROM THE CUSTOMS
OF THE EAST.

ANDMANNERS OF AN-
II. FROM THE NATURAL CIENT AND MODERN
HISTORY OF THE EAST. NATIONS.

BY

THE REV. GEORGE PAXTON,

PROFESSOR OF THEOLOGY TO THE ASSOCIATE SYNOD, AN

MINISTER OF THE GOSPEL, EDINBURGH.

EDINBURGH :
PRINTED FOR STIRLING AND KENNEY ;
JAMES DUNCAN, LONDON; AND R. M. TIMS, AND

JOHN CUMMING, DUBLIN.

CONTENTS

OF

THE SECOND VOLUME.

PART II.

NATURAL HISTORY CONTINUED.

Chap. VII. Tame Animals continued . . . . . page 1

The Ox-The Sheep-The Goat—The Dog—The Hog.

Chap. VIII. Beasts of Prey . . . . . . . . . 69

The Lion - The Leopard_The Bear The Wolf_The Hyæna

-The Fox.

Chap. IX. Wild Inoffensive Animals . . . . . . 149

The Wild Ass-The Hart—The Ibex or Wild Goat-The

Antelope- The Unicorn - The Coney – The Mouse The

Badger.

Chap. X. Birds of Prey . . . . . . . . . . 217

The Eagle-The Ostrich- The Owl The Pelican - The Stork

- The Raven_The Hawk.

Chap. XI. Harmless Birds .......... 280

The Dove, The Turtle_The Swallow- The Crane- The Par.

tridgeThe Quail- The CockThe Peacock— The Sparrow.

PART III.

CUSTOMS AND MANNERS OF ANCIENT AND

MODERN NATIONS.

Chap. I. Illustrations of Scripture from the Pastoral

Life of the Orientals . . . . . . 363

CHAP. II. From the State of Agriculture in the East. 444

CHAP. III. From the Houses, Cities, Walls, and Towers