Scripture Alphabet of Animals: The Kite By Harriet N. Cook (1814-1843) The kite is mentioned but once or twice in the Bible. In Leviticus, 11 : 13,14, it is named among the birds which the Israelites were not allowed to use for food. And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the … Continue reading
Scripture Alphabet of Animals: The Fox or Jackal
Scripture Alphabet of Animals: The Fox or Jackal By Harriet N. Cook (1814-1843) It is not quite certain whether the fox mentioned in the Bible is the same animal that we now call by that name. It probably means what we now call the …. Continue Reading Here
Scripture Alphabet of Animals: The Hart and Hind
Scripture Alphabet of Animals: The Hart and Hind By Harriet N. Cook (1814-1843) Several animals of the deer kind are mentioned in the Bible under the names of Fallow-deer, Hart, Hind, and Roe-buck. They were all numbered among the clean animals, or those which the Israelites were allowed to eat; as we see in Deut. … Continue reading
Scripture Alphabet of Animals: The Goat
Scripture Alphabet of Animals: The Goat By Harriet N. Cook (1814-1843) There are two kinds of goat in the countries where the Bible was written; one very much like those that we sometimes see; the other differing from it in several respects, especially in the greater length of its ears. It is supposed that the … Continue reading
Scripture Alphabet of Animals: The Bee
Scripture Alphabet of Animals: The Bee By Harriet N. Cook (1814-1843) Although the bee is so small an animal, it is very well known; and many learned men have spent a great deal of time in observing it, and have written many very curious things about it. They tell us that there is in every … Continue reading
Scripture Alphabet of Animals: The Dog
Scripture Alphabet of Animals: The Dog By Harriet N. Cook (1814-1843) There are many dogs in the countries where the Bible was written, but the people do not like them as well as we do, and do not let them live about their yards and houses. So the dogs go wandering about without any master, … Continue reading
Scripture Alphabet of Animals: The Camel
Scripture Alphabet of Animals: The Camel By Harriet N. Cook (1814-1843) There are two or three varieties of the camel, but they do not differ from each other much more than our horses, some of which, the stout and strong, we use to draw heavy loads; others, more slender and graceful, we use for riding. … Continue reading
Scripture Alphabet of Animals: The Bear
Scripture Alphabet of Animals: The Bear By Harriet N. Cook (1814-1843) Did you ever hear children say, “He is as cross as a bear? I hope it will never be said of you, for nobody loves a …. Continue Reading Here
Scripture Alphabet of Animals: The Eagle
Scripture Alphabet of Animals: The Eagle By Harriet N. Cook (1814-1843) Continue Reading Here
Scripture Alphabet of Animals: The Ass (Donkey)
Scripture Alphabet of Animals: The Ass (Donkey) By Harriet N. Cook (1814-1843) Perhaps you may have seen the ass, though it is not very common in this country. It has some resemblance to a horse, but is not as large, and generally…. Continue Reading Here
Harriet Newell Cook – Scripture Alphabet of Animals Re-post
Here is an older post from October 2010 that you might enjoy reading/re-reading. It is written for the younger readers, but all will find plenty of interesting facts about the Lord’s Creations. Scripture Alphabet of Animals Harriet Newell Cook (1814-1843) – author of Scripture Alphabet of Animals While looking for the quoted thoughts by G. … Continue reading
Kicking Up a Real Dust Storm!!
Well, I really have a dust storm brewing behind the scenes of this blog. So, if things don’t exactly work right for a few days, BEWARE! Tomorrow is the 10th Anniversary of Lee’s Birdwatching Adventures. On February 16th of 2008, the first post came out. At that time I was using Blogspot. Then in July … Continue reading