Leviticus 11:15

15 every raven of any kind;

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Leviticus 11:15 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 11:15

Every raven after his kind.
] The red raven, night raven, the water raven, river raven, wood raven this also includes crows, rooks, pies, jays, and jackdaws The raven was with the Heathens sacred to Apollo ^F15, is a voracious creature, and so reckoned among unclean ones, and unfit for food; nor does the care that God takes of these creatures, or the use he has made of them, contradict this; see ( Job 38:41 ) ( Psalms 147:9 ) ( 1 Kings 17:4 1 Kings 17:6 ) .

FOOTNOTES:

F15 Aelian. De Animal. l. 1. c. 48. & l. 7. c. 18.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Leviticus 11:15 In-Context

13 These you shall regard as detestable among the birds. They shall not be eaten; they are an abomination: the eagle, the vulture, the osprey,

14 the buzzard, the kite of any kind;

15 every raven of any kind;

16 the ostrich, the nighthawk, the sea gull, the hawk of any kind;

17 the little owl, the cormorant, the great owl,

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Leviticus 11:15

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Leviticus 11:15 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 11:15 In-Context