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Bird
Birds are divided in the Mosaic law into two classes, (1) the clean (Lev. 1:14-17; 5:7-10; 14:4-7), which were offered in sacrifice; and (2) the unclean (Lev. 11:13-20). When offered in sacrifice, they were not divided as other victims were (Gen. 15:10). They are mentioned also as an article of food (Deut. 14:11). The art of snaring wild birds is referred to (Ps. 124:7; Prov. 1:17; 7:23; Jer. 5:27). Singing birds are mentioned in Ps. 104:12; Eccl. 12:4. Their timidity is alluded to (Hos. 11:11). The reference in Ps. 84:3 to the swallow and the sparrow may be only a comparison equivalent to, “What her house is to the sparrow, and her nest to the swallow, that thine altars are to my soul.”
In the Bible
49
Verses where Bird is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Amos 3:5
Does a bird land in a snare where no bait has been set? Does a trap spring from the ground when it has nothing to catch?
- Daniel 4:33
At that moment the sentence against Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled. He was driven away from mankind. He ate grass like an ox, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven, until his hair grew like the feathers of an eagle and his nails like the claws of a bird.
- Daniel 7:6
Next, as I watched, suddenly another beast appeared. It was like a leopard, and on its back it had four wings like those of a bird. The beast also had four heads, and it was given authority to rule.
- Deuteronomy 4:17
of any beast that is on the earth or bird that flies in the air,
- Deuteronomy 14:11
You may eat any clean bird,
- Deuteronomy 14:20
But you may eat any clean bird.
+43 more verses naming Bird.
Scripture on Bird
44
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- Genesis 8Leviticus 1Psalms 124Proverbs 1Ecclesiastes 12Ezekiel 39Hosea 11Genesis 2Genesis 9Genesis 15Leviticus 5Leviticus 7Leviticus 11Leviticus 17Leviticus 20Deuteronomy 4Job 28Job 41Psalms 11Psalms 50Psalms 84Psalms 102Psalms 104Proverbs 6Proverbs 7Proverbs 26Proverbs 27Ecclesiastes 10Isaiah 16Isaiah 46Jeremiah 5Jeremiah 12Lamentations 3Ezekiel 44Daniel 4Daniel 7Hosea 9Amos 3Revelation 18
Bird references
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More illustrations of Bird
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Voices on Bird
24
Surfaced by name match — accuracy varies by title clarity.
Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Public-domain text. Modernized only where archaic spelling impedes reading; original facts preserved. Verify against an authoritative modern reference before quoting.