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Gier-eagle

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Credit: Koshy Koshy from Faridabad, Haryana, India

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Comments: Neophron percopterus, also known as White Scavenger Vulture or Pharao's Chicken is a common scavenger seen in garbage dumps in North India. Tal Chapar Black Buck Santuary Oct 2014

 

Credit: Вых Пыхманн

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Comments: N. p. percnopterus in flight (Israel) showing the characteristic wing and tail shape.

 

Gier-eagle — So does A.V. render the Hebrew, rãhãm - Strongs: H7360 (Leviticus 11:18) or rãhãmah (Deuteronomy 14:17). By the gier-eagle, the Egyptian vulture (neophron percnopterus), or Pharao's hen, is generally believed to be signified. However, whether this bird should be really recognized in the Hebrew, rãhãm, is not easy to decide; for while, on the one hand, the resemblance of the Arabic name for the Egyptian vulture with the Hebrew word rãhãm seems fairly to support the identification, the mention of the rãhãm in a list of wading birds, on the other hand, casts a serious doubt on its correctness.

Verses:

  • Leviticus 11:18
  • Deuteronomy 14:17
Bibliography Information
Bible Diciontary of Animals, Plants, and other Objects. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​apo/​g/gier-eagle.html. 2024.
 
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