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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Deuteronomy 14:17

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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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gier eagle--The Hebrew word Rachemah is manifestly identical with Rachamah, the name which the Arabs give to the common vulture of Western Asia and Egypt (Neophron percnopterus). [See on Lev 11:18]. cormorant--rather, the plungeon; a seafowl. [See on Lev 11:17].
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