Dictionary entry

Birds

R. A. Torrey's New Topical Textbook

Created by God Ge 1:20,21; 2:19

Created for the glory of God Ps 148:10

Herb of the field given as food to Ge 1:30

Differ in flesh from beasts and fishes 1Co 15:39

Power over given to man Ge 1:26; Ps 8:8

Names given to, by Adam Ge 2:19,20

Instinctively fear man Ge 9:2

Instinct of, inferior to man's reason Job 35:11

Lessons of wisdom to be learned from Job 12:7

Can all be tamed Jas 3:7

Given as food to man Ge 9:2,3

The blood of, not to be eaten Le 7:26

The property of God Ps 50:11

God provides for Ps 104:1-12; Mt 6:26; Lu 12:23,24

CALLED

Fowls of the air Ge 7:3

Fowls of heaven Job 35:11

Feathered fowl Eze 39:17

Winged fowl De 4:17

Birds of the air Mt 8:20

Many kinds of, graniverous Mt 13:4

Many kinds of, carnivorous Ge 15:11; 40:19; De 28:26

Furnished with claws Da 4:33

Propagated by eggs De 22:6; Jer 17:11

Make, and dwell in nests Mt 8:20

Are hostile to strange kinds Jer 12:9

Have each their peculiar note or song Ps 104:12; Ec 12:4; So 2:12

Fly above the earth Ge 1:20

Rapid flight of, alluded to Isa 31:5; Ho 9:11; 11:11

Many kinds of, migratory Jer 8:7

Often remove from places suffering calamities Jer 4:25; 9:10

Rest on trees Da 4:12; Mt 13:32

INHABIT

Mountains Ps 50:11

Deserts Ps 102:6

Marshes Isa 14:23

Deserted Cities Isa 34:11,14,15

MAKE THEIR NESTS

In trees Ps 104:17; Eze 31:6

On the ground De 22:6

In clefts of rocks Nu 24:21; Jer 48:28

In deserted cities Isa 34:15

Under the roofs of houses Ps 84:3

Early distinguished into clean and clean Ge 8:20

CLEAN

Dove Ge 8:8

Turtle Le 14:22; So 2:12

Pigeon Le 1:14; 12:6

Quail Ex 16:12,13; Nu 11:31,32

Sparrow Le 14:4; Mt 10:29-31

Swallow Ps 84:3; Isa 38:14

Cock and Hen Mt 23:37; 26:34,74

Partridge 1Sa 26:20; Jer 17:11

Crane Isa 38:14; Jer 8:7

To be eaten De 14:11,20

Offered in sacrifice Ge 8:20; Le 1:14

UNCLEAN

Eagle Le 11:13; Job 39:27

Ossifrage Le 11:13

Osprey Le 11:13

Vulture Le 11:14; Job 28:7; Isa 34:15

Glede De 14:13

Kite Le 11:14

Raven Le 11:15; Job 38:41

Owl Le 11:16; Job 30:29

Nighthawk Le 11:16

Cuckoo Le 11:16

Hawk Le 11:17; Job 39:26

Little owl Le 11:17

Cormorant Le 11:17; Isa 34:11

Great owl Le 11:17

Swan Le 11:18

Pelican Le 11:18; Ps 102:6

Gier Eagle Le 11:18

Stork Le 11:19; Ps 104:17

Heron Le 11:19

Lapwing Le 11:19

Bat Le 11:19; Isa 2:20

Ostrich Job 39:13,18

Bittern Isa 14:23; 34:11

Peacock 1Ki 10:22; Job 39:13

Not to be eaten Le 11:13,17; De 14:12

Not to be eaten with their young De 22:6,7

Taken in snares or nets Pr 1:17

Often suffered for man's sin Ge 6:7; Jer 12:4; Eze 38:20; Ho 4:3

Solomon wrote the history of 1Ki 4:33

Confinement of, in cages alluded to Jer 5:27

No likeness of, to be made for worship De 4:17

Often worshipped by idolaters Ro 1:23

ILLUSTRATIVE

Of cruel and rapacious kings Isa 46:11

Of hostile nations Jer 12:9

Of people of different countries Eze 31:6; Mt 13:32

Of unsettled person, &c Pr 27:8; Isa 16:2

Of the devil and his spirits Mt 13:4,19

(Snaring,) of death Ec 9:12

(Snaring,) of designs of the wicked Ps 124:7; Pr 1:10-17; 7:23