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and the stork, the heron after its kind, and the hoopoe, and the bat.
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Emblems of Sin
Commentators explain that the forbidden creatures often symbolized sinful behaviors. The heron was known for its 'angry' nature, the hoopoe for its filthiness, and the stork, despite its 'pious' name, for eating garbage and reptiles. This list served as a practical object lesson, teaching the Israelites to avoid the spiritual equivalents of these unclean habits.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
As far as they can be identified, the birds mentioned here are those that live on animal food. They were those which the Israelites might have been…
19th Century
Anglican
And the stork. Besides the parallel passage, Deuteronomy 14:18, the word (chasidah) here translated “stork” al…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the stork. A bird of passage, (Jeremiah 8:7) it has its name from kindness, which it exercises both to it…
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