Pelican.
The pelican is one of the largest webfooted birds, often reaching 2 meters (6 feet) in length with a 3 meter (lo-foot) wingspread. But in spite of its great size, the pelican swims and flies well.
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Zilpah
alternative spelling “Zelpha”.
meaning “droping” or “drooping”, a trickling down, (a distillation from the mouth)
The Syrian maid of Leah (given to her by Laban Gen 29:24) to serve her as her attendant, who became the secondary wife of Jacob, and the mother of Gad and Asher, Gen 29:24; 30:9-13; 35:26; 37:2; 46:18.
Black Vulture
Black Vulture (see Osprey).
Vultures are birds that are known to eat other animals. Unlike the eagle or hawk, they are not hunters, but come when some other animal has made a kill or the animal dies naturally. So they are considered “unclean” birds. –David Cox
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Definition of the Antichrist
Definition of the Antichrist
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beetle
Beetle. Beetles fly, but they do not leap (Lev. 11:21).
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Fly
Fly. The “flies” of the Bible included the common housefly, as well as other two-winged insects. Many of these were biting insects.4 Continue reading
Deer
Deer was admired for its agility and grace, its ability to sense danger quickly, and its swiftness.
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Eagle
blast
Blast certainly, designates, Deut. 28:42, a voracious insect; the Hebrew çelãçál, “chirping”, suggests that the cricket was possibly meant and might be substituted for blast. In Ps. 127:46 (Hebr., Psa 128:46), blast stands for hãsîl, “the destroyer”, perhaps the locust in its caterpillar state, in which it is most destructive.
Source: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_animals_in_the_Bible]
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bittern
Bittern. This bird is similar to the heron. The KJV uses “bittern” in (Isaiah 14:23; 34:11); and (Zephaniah 2:14), referring to a creature that dwells in ruined places– a symbol of abandonment.
The bittern can be found in marshes all over the world. His loud cry, hollow and drum-like, booms through the darkness while he hunts his prey. The bittern was considered an omen of desolation and a prophecy of evil. Bitterns are large birds, about two feet long, with a gift of camouflage. A bittern may freeze with his long beak tilted skyward and be overlooked among reeds swaying gently in the wind. Bitterns eat frogs, snails, worms, and small fish.
Other translations of the Hebrew word for bittern are hedgehog (Is. 14:23; Zeph 2:14), (RSV) and porcupine (Is. 14:23), (NKJV; (Is. 34:11), RSV, NKJV).
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