Leviticus 11:19
storks and any kind of heron, hoopoe, and bats.
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In The King James Version
And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.
In Context
18barn owl, desert owl, Egyptian vulture,
20All flying insects that crawl are repulsive to you.
Cross References
Psalms 104:17Sparrows make their nests there; herons make their homes in the tall trees.
Zechariah 5:9I looked once more and saw two women flying towards me. Their wings looked like those of a stork. They picked up the barrel and flew away, high into the sky.
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 11:10-20
9 These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat. 10 And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you: 11 They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcases in abomination. 12 Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the… Read the whole commentary →