John Gill Commentary Leviticus 11:15

"every raven after its kind," — Leviticus 11:15 (ASV)

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.