Leviticus 11:15

15 any kind of raven,

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 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

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

Leviticus 11:15 In-Context

13 "'Also, these are the birds you are to hate. They are hateful and should not be eaten. You must not eat eagles, vultures, black vultures,

14 kites, any kind of falcon,

15 any kind of raven,

16 horned owls, screech owls, sea gulls, any kind of hawk,

17 little owls, cormorants, great owls,