. A comprehensive dictionary of the Bible . recious stones are used in Script-ure in a figurative sense to signify value, beauty,durability, &c., in those objects with which they arecompared (Cant. v. 14; Is. liv. 11, 12; Lam. iv. 7;Rev. iv. 3, xxi. 10, 21). Adamant; Agate; Ame-thyst; Hi kyi. ; Cardi ncle ; Chalcedony; Chrys-olite ; CiiRYSorRASE ; CmtYSOrRASUs ; Emerald ;Engraver ; Jacinth ; Onyx ; Print, to ; Ruby ; Sap-phire; Sardine; Sardius; Sardonyx; Seal; To-paz. Stoning. Punishments. * Stornx, Swept, the A. V. translation of Gr. stakti(Ecclus. xxiv. 15) = Stacte. Poplar. * Store = a qua
. A comprehensive dictionary of the Bible . recious stones are used in Script-ure in a figurative sense to signify value, beauty,durability, &c., in those objects with which they arecompared (Cant. v. 14; Is. liv. 11, 12; Lam. iv. 7;Rev. iv. 3, xxi. 10, 21). Adamant; Agate; Ame-thyst; Hi kyi. ; Cardi ncle ; Chalcedony; Chrys-olite ; CiiRYSorRASE ; CmtYSOrRASUs ; Emerald ;Engraver ; Jacinth ; Onyx ; Print, to ; Ruby ; Sap-phire; Sardine; Sardius; Sardonyx; Seal; To-paz. Stoning. Punishments. * Stornx, Swept, the A. V. translation of Gr. stakti(Ecclus. xxiv. 15) = Stacte. Poplar. * Store = a quantity, or a magazine or deposit ofa quantity, &c. (Gen. xxvi. 14, xli. 36, &c). Bread. * Store house = a place of deposit or safe-keepingfor grain, food, &c. Barn ; Egypt. Stork (Heb. h&Htddh or cMsiddh), a wading birdallied to the herons. The White Stork (Cicortiaalba, Linn.) is one of the largest and most conspic-uous of hind-birds, standing nearly four feet high,the jet black of its wings and its bi ight red beak and. While Stork (Cicon legs contrasting finely with the pure white of itsplumage (Zech. v. 9). In the neighborhood of manit devours readily all kinds of offal and this reason, doubtless, it is placed in the list ofunclean birds by the Mosaic Law (Lev. xi. 19; 18). The range of the white stork extends overthe whole of Europe, except the British Isles, whereit is now only a rare visitant, and over NorthernAfrica and Asia, as far at least as Birmah (so , original author of this article). The blackstork (Ciconia nigra, Linn.), though less abundantin places, is scarcely less widely distributed, but hasa more easterly range than its congener. Both spe-cies are very numerous in Palestine. While theblack stork is never found about buildings, but pre-fers marshy places in forests, and breeds on the topsof the loftiest trees ; the white stork attaches itselfto man, and for the service which it renders in the STO destruction of reptiles and th
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