Lectionary Calendar
Monday, June 23rd, 2025
the Week of Proper 7 / Ordinary 12
the Week of Proper 7 / Ordinary 12
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Bittern
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A fowl about the size of a heron, and of the same genus. Nineveh and Babylon became a possession for "the bittern" and other wild birds, Isaiah 14:23 34:11 Zephaniah 2:14 . According to some critics, the more probable meaning of the Hebrew word is hedge-hog, or porcupine; and Mr. Rich says he found "great quantities" of porcupine quills among the ruins of Babylon; but others think this inconsistent with Zephaniah 2:14 , and understand the word is referring to the common night-heron, a bird like the bittern found among the marshes of Western Asia, resorting to ruined buildings, and uttering a peculiar harsh cry before and after its evening flight.
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These files are public domain and are a derivative of the topics are from American Tract Society Bible Dictionary published in 1859.
These files are public domain and are a derivative of the topics are from American Tract Society Bible Dictionary published in 1859.
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Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Bittern'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ats/b/bittern.html. 1859.
Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Bittern'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ats/b/bittern.html. 1859.
