Lectionary Calendar
Friday, August 1st, 2025
the Week of Proper 12 / Ordinary 17
the Week of Proper 12 / Ordinary 17
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Bat
Bible Dictionary of Animals, Plants and other Objects
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Credit: Original photo: ×××¨× ×¤×ס Oren Peles Derivative work: User:MathKnight
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Comments: Common Fruit Bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus) flying in Israel
Credit: Andrew Mercer
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Comments: Grey headed flying fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) flies past after skimming a lake in Brisbane's Roma Street Parkland
Bat — The bat (עֲטַלֵּף ‘ăṭallêf - Strongs: H5847), fourteen species of which still exist in Israel is reckoned among unclean "winged things" (Leviticus 11:19; Deuteronomy 14:18). Its abode is generally in dark and desolate places such as ruins and caverns.
Verses:
- Leviticus 11:19
- Deuteronomy 14:18
- Isaiah 2:20
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Bibliography Information
Bible Diciontary of Animals, Plants, and other Objects. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​apo/​b/bat.html. 2024.
Bible Diciontary of Animals, Plants, and other Objects. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​apo/​b/bat.html. 2024.