Leviticus 11:13
“And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls,.... No description or sign is given of fowls, as…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Leviticus 11:13-19
As far as they can be identified, the birds here mentioned are such as live upon animal food. They were those which the…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
And these - among the fowls - the eagle - נשר nesher, from nashar, to lacerate, cut, or tear to pieces; hence the eagle,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Leviticus 11:9-19
Here is, 1. A general rule concerning fishes, which were clean and which not. All that had fins and scales they might…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
the eagle Heb. nésher, great vultureR.V. mg. The nésheris described (Mic 1:16) as bald, as spying for prey on the peaks…
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