Some Inquiries and Remarks &c. 



7? 



biting or allowing feveral Species of Animals for Food, made 

 frequent Allufions to thofe o^E^ypt^ with which the llraelites, 

 (as JLift departed out of that Country,) may be fuppofed to have 

 been well acquainted. The Egyptian Zoology therefore^ no lefs 

 than that of the neighbouring Parts of Africa and Tale/line, 

 deferves to be further inquired into and confidered, as, from 

 thence, no fmall Light may be given, in that curious Branch 

 of Literature, to the H. Scriptures. 



For how deficient we are, in the Knowledge of the Scripture- The Scrip- 

 Animals, even after the many laborious Refearches of thevanouUy in- 

 Jewijl.) Rnhbies^ the Sacred Criticks and other Perfons of pro- ^^'^'""^^ ' 

 found Learning and Experience, will fufficiently appear from 

 the following Doubts and Obfervations. If then we begin with 

 fuch Quadrupeds of the wilder Sort, as were allow^ed the If- 

 raelites for Food, (for the tamer Kinds are fo well known, that 

 they will admit of no Difpute ;) we fliall find Seven of them 

 to be enumerated T)eiit. 14,. 5-. With what Uncertainty and 

 Difagreement, the greateil Part of them, at leaft, have been 

 iinderftood and interpreted, will fufficiently appear fro'm the 

 general View, that is here given, of their refpedive Tranlla- 



tions. 



IV. 



Heb. 



LXX. 



Vuh. 



o 



I. 



Aile 



II. 



AopKOLf 



III. 



Tachmur 



Jkko 



V. 



Dejhon 



Syr. 

 Pagn. 

 Jun.Trem. 

 Boch. 



Eng. 



Cervus Caprea Bubalus Tragela- Pygargus 



phus 



Id. Bos fyl. Unicor- 

 vejiris nis 



Id. Sylveftris Id. 

 Hircus 

 Dama Rupica- Strepfi- 

 pra ceros 



Cervi aut Syhejlris Pygargi 

 Caprese Hircus 



irallotu WMti 

 E>ecr cSoat 



Id. 



Id. 



Id. 



Id. 



]^art 



Id. 



Id. 



Id. 



Id. 





VI. 



Oryx 

 Hircus 



VII. 



nor 



Camelo- 

 pardalis 



Capra 



jylveflrii monticola 



Oryx 

 Bubalus 



Oryx S. 



fla/^Trage- Bos Jyl- 

 laphiof;/. veftns 



Capra 



rupicola 



Camelo- 



pardalis 



CapreiB 



gemis 



Cljamois! 



I, Let us examine them therefore, according to the Order, xhe^i/. is 

 wherein they are placed, and begin with the Ade\ which isi^r!''"'^ °' 

 the Hart or Deer, in all Tranflations. Now, as it may be 

 prefumed that the Ade is to be here underftood yevow?, or as a 



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