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Credit: Pkspks

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Comments: Corvus corax laurencei (subcorax), the Punjab Raven from Desert National Park, India

 

Credit: Pkspks

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Comments: Northern Raven pair at North Pullu, Khardung la, India

 

Credit: Zeynel Cebeci

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Comments: Northern Raven (Corvus corax) in flight in Göksu Delta, Silifke - Mersin, Turkey.

 

Night raven (see raven), the equivalent in Psalm 102 (Vulgate: Psalm 101) verse 7, of the Hebrew word translated in Leviticus 11:17, as screech owl (see owl), seems to mean the blue thrush (petrocynela cyanea), a well-known solitary bird of the country, which is fond of sitting alone on a roof or a rock.

Verses:

  • Leviticus 11:17
  • Deuteronomy 14:16
  • Psalms 102:7
  • Isaiah 34:11
Bibliography Information
Bible Diciontary of Animals, Plants, and other Objects. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​apo/​n/night-raven.html. 2024.
 
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