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Cuckow

Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature

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Cuckow occurs only in , among birds of prey not clearly identified, but declared to be unclean. The accuracy of the translation has been called in question, but great obscurity hangs over the subject, and in the present state of our knowledge it is impossible to ascertain what kind of bird was really meant.

 

 

 

 

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Kitto, John, ed. Entry for 'Cuckow'. "Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature". https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​kbe/​c/cuckow.html.
 
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