Leviticus 11:15

15 ravens of all kinds,

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 “These are the birds that are detestable to you. You must never eat them: the griffon vulture, the bearded vulture, the black vulture,

14 the kite, falcons of all kinds,

15 ravens of all kinds,

16 the eagle owl, the short-eared owl, the seagull, hawks of all kinds,

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