Bible Symbols (page 3/5)

The Cuckow and the Hawk

The Cuckow and the Hawk taken from an illustration of the list of birds that Jews were forbidden to eat, some 2500 years ago; full illustration. [more...]

The Little Owl and the Great Owl

The Little Owl and the Great Owl taken from an illustration of the list of birds that Jews were forbidden to eat, some 2500 years ago; full illustration. [more...]

The Pelican and the Swan

The Pelican and the Swan taken from an illustration of the list of birds that Jews were forbidden to eat, some 2500 years ago; full illustration. Actually most modern translations of the text have various owls here, not pelicans and swans, but in the 16th and early 17th centuries in England, the art of ancient hebrew ornithology was not universally taught in [...] [more...]

The Gier Eagle and the Cormorant

The Gier Eagle and the Cormorant taken from an illustration of the list of birds that Jews were forbidden to eat, some 2500 years ago; full illustration. [more...]

The Stork and the Heron

The Stork and the Heron taken from an illustration of the list of birds that Jews were forbidden to eat, some 2500 years ago; full illustration. [more...]

The Lawing and the Bat

The Lawing and the Bat taken from an illustration of the list of birds that Jews were forbidden to eat, some 2500 years ago; full illustration. Today bats are not really considered to be birds. [more...]

Do not eat the bat.

The bat, taken from an illustration of the birds that Jews were forbidden to eat, some 2500 years ago; full illustration. Yes, I know it’s not a bird, I didn’t write the Bible! [more...]

55.—As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young,...

The complete pair of verses from Deuteronomy chapter 32 verses 11 and 12, using the King James Bible of 1611, read as follows: [more...]

The eagle, from the book of Deuteronomy ch. 32 v. 11

The eagle, perched on a rock, taken from Deuteronomy chapter 32 verses 11 and 12. [more...]

The eagle’s Nest, from the book of Deuteronomy ch. 32 v. 11

A bird’s nest, supposedly an eagle’s nest, illustrating part of the Biblical book of Deuteronomy chapter 32 verses 11 and 12. [more...]

Egrets in a Nest, from the book of Deuteronomy ch. 32 v. 11

A bird’s nest, with egrets (baby eagles) in it.

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