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Kestrel

Bible Dictionary of Animals, Plants and other Objects

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Credit: Вых Пыхманн

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Comments: Common kestrel in flight

 

Credit: מינוזיג - MinoZig

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Comments: Falco naumanni - Female feeding her chicks. Negev desert, Israel

 

Kestrel — A slender falcon, most likely one of the species intended by Leviticus 11:16, for it is very common in >Israel. The remark of Job 39:26, strikingly points out the Tinnulus cenchris, one of the Israeli kestrels.

Verses:

  • Leviticus 11:16
  • Deuteronomy 14:15
  • Job 39:26
Bibliography Information
Bible Diciontary of Animals, Plants, and other Objects. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​apo/​k/kestrel.html. 2024.
 
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