Leviticus 11:13-19

Leviticus 11:13-19

[13] And these are they which ye shall have in abomination  among  the fowls;  they shall not be eaten,  they are an abomination:  the eagle,  and the ossifrage,  and the ospray,  [14] And the vulture,  and the kite  after his kind;  [15] Every raven  after his kind;  [16] And the owl,  and the night hawk,  and the cuckow,  and the hawk  after his kind,  [17] And the little owl,  and the cormorant,  and the great owl,  [18] And the swan,  and the pelican,  and the gier eagle,  [19] And the stork,  the heron  after her kind,  and the lapwing,  and the bat. 

What does Leviticus 11:13-19 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Moses distinguished various kinds of birds in these verses. God prohibited20 varieties. Again their feeding habits seem to be the key to their uncleanness. The unclean birds ate flesh with the blood in it, something that God also forbade among His people (ch17).