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Fowl — This word which, in its most general sense, applies to anything that flies in the air (Genesis 1:20, 21), including the "bat" and "flying creeping things" (Leviticus 11:19-23 A.V.), and which frequently occurs in the Bible with this meaning, is also sometimes used in a narrower sense, as, for instance, III K., iv, 23, where it stands ...
Words such as yanshuf, lilit, kos, and bat-ya'anah are also translated as various kinds of owl. [9] Reverend William Houghton, a naturalist and clergyman, regarded this interpretation as "probably correctly" rendered. [10] The New International Version, the Restoration Study Bible, and the Complete Jewish Bible all follow the owl translation. [5]
Moloch, Molech, or Molek [a] is a word which appears in the Hebrew Bible several times, primarily in the Book of Leviticus. The Bible strongly condemns practices that are associated with Moloch, which are heavily implied to include child sacrifice. [2] Traditionally, the name Moloch has been understood as referring to a Canaanite god. [3]
Isa 34:14 and the screech owl shall rest there, and shall finde for her selfe a quiet dwelling. Then the King James Version (1611): Isa 34:14 The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wild beasts of the island , and the satyr shall cry to his fellow; the screech owl also shall rest there, and find for herself a place of rest.
Despite being listed among the birds by the Bible, bats are not birds, and are in fact mammals (because the Hebrew Bible distinguishes animals into four general categories—beasts of the land, flying animals, creatures which crawl upon the ground, and animals which dwell in water—not according to modern scientific classification).
In the New Testament book of Revelation 4:6–8, four living beings (Greek: ζῷον, zōion) [5] are seen in John's vision. These appear as a lion, an ox, a man, and an eagle, much as in Ezekiel but in a different order.
In medieval Europe, the owl was often used with more negative symbolism. The bird was associated with darkness, uncleanliness, and mourning. The bird was linked to the bubonic plague. Owls were even used as anti-Semetic caricatures of Jews. [63] [64] T. F. Thiselton-Dyer, in his 1883 Folk-lore of Shakespeare, says that
The association between the owl and the goddess continued through Minerva in Roman mythology, although the latter sometimes simply adopts it as a sacred or favorite bird.. For example, in Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Corone the crow complains that her spot as the goddess' sacred bird is occupied by the owl, which in that particular story turns out to be Nyctimene, a cursed daughter of Epopeus, king ...