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Swan

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

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This bird is mentioned only in Leviticus 11:18 Deuteronomy 14:16; and it is there quite doubtful whether the Hebrew word means a swan. The Septuagint calls it the ibis, and the purple hen, a waterfowl.

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Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Swan'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ats/​s/swan.html. 1859.
 
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