Deuteronomy 14:18
And the stork, and the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.
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Compare Lev. 11. The variations here, whether omissions or additions, are probably to be explained by the time and circumstances of the speaker. Deu 14:5 The “pygarg” is a species of gazelle, and the…
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Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
stork ḥasîdah. Tristram (111): white stork, ciconia alba; an unclean feeder (on offal, etc.), its flesh is rank.
heron "anaphah. Tristram (109): the common heron, ardea cinerea: an edible bird, in…