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<p> ''''' un ''''' - ''''' klēn ''''' ´: The lists of birds forbidden as food are given in &nbsp;Leviticus 11:13-19 and &nbsp; Deuteronomy 14:12-18 . The names are almost identical, Deuteronomy containing one more than Leviticus and varying the order slightly. In &nbsp;Deuteronomy 14:13 the first name, <i> ''''' hā ''''' </i> - <i> ''''' rā'ah ''''' </i> , is almost certainly a corruption of <i> ''''' ha ''''' </i> - <i> ''''' dā' ''''' </i> - <i> ''''' āh ''''' </i> , the first name in &nbsp;Leviticus 11:14 . In the American Standard Revised Version it is translated "kite" in Leviticus, while in Deuteronomy it is translated "glede." The additional one in Deuteronomy is <i> ''''' ha ''''' </i> - <i> ''''' dayyāh ''''' </i> , and is translated "kite." [[Doubtless]] the three words, <i> ''''' ha ''''' </i> - <i> ''''' dā'āh ''''' </i> , <i> ''''' hā ''''' </i> - <i> ''''' 'ayyāh ''''' </i> and <i> ''''' ha ''''' </i> - <i> ''''' dayyāh ''''' </i> , are generic and refer to different birds of the kite or perhaps falcon family, so it is impossible to give specific meanings to them. There are twenty-one names in all, counting the extra one in Deuteronomy. The translation of many of these words is disputed. The American Standard Revised Version gives them as follows: eagle, gier eagle, osprey, kite, falcon, glede, every raven, ostrich, night-hawk, sea-mew, hawk, little owl, cormorant, great owl, horned owl, pelican, vulture, stork, heron, hoopoe and bat. It will be observed that all of them are either carrion-eaters, birds of prey, or water fowl. The names of those birds which may be eaten are not given, the principle of classification is that of elimination. No principle of separation is given as is the case with the animals. The reason for the prohibition doubtless lies in the unsanitary and repulsive nature of the flesh of these birds, the [[Divine]] command endorsing the instincts which were repelled by such food. For particulars, see separate articles on each of these birds. See also [[Abomination]] , [[Birds]] Of . </p>
<p> [[Unclean]] [[Birds]] the species which the law forbade the [[Israelites]] to use for food (Leviticus 11 and Deuteronomy 14) include bats, because in the most ancient classifications of animals, all flying animals were considered to belong more to birds than quadrupeds; in other respects the list is confined nearly to the same genera and species as are at the present-day rejected in all [[Christian]] countries. There are only twenty named; but in the text the additional words 'of the like kind' clearly imply sometimes even more than genera, and the explanations of the law superadded by human authority indicate several which do not occur in either list. Every ornithologist who reviews this question with care will feel that, with certain exceptions, the proposed identifications cannot be regarded as claiming entire confidence. </p>


== References ==
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<ref name="term_1886"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/birds,+unclean Unclean Birds from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref>
<ref name="term_16897"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/kitto-s-popular-cyclopedia-of-biblial-literature/unclean+birds Unclean Birds from Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature]</ref>
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Unclean Birds [1]

Unclean Birds the species which the law forbade the Israelites to use for food (Leviticus 11 and Deuteronomy 14) include bats, because in the most ancient classifications of animals, all flying animals were considered to belong more to birds than quadrupeds; in other respects the list is confined nearly to the same genera and species as are at the present-day rejected in all Christian countries. There are only twenty named; but in the text the additional words 'of the like kind' clearly imply sometimes even more than genera, and the explanations of the law superadded by human authority indicate several which do not occur in either list. Every ornithologist who reviews this question with care will feel that, with certain exceptions, the proposed identifications cannot be regarded as claiming entire confidence.

References

  1. ↑ Unclean Birds from Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature
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