THEOSISTheodoret of Cyrus
Moses designates the birds of prey as unclean, as they feed on carrion and thrive in darkness. This serves as a lesson for us to refrain from greed, to loathe the foulness of sin, and to detest the ways of darkness.
Leviticus 11:15Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
And all that is of the raven kind, according to their likeness.
אֵ֥ת כָּל־עֹרֵ֖ב לְמִינֽוֹ׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Luke 12:24Consider the ravens, for they sow not, neither do they reap, neither have they storehouse nor barn, and God feedeth them. How much are you more valuable than they?
- Gen 8:7Which went forth and did not return, till the waters were dried up upon the earth.
- Prov 30:17The eye that mocketh at his father, and that despiseth the labour of his mother in bearing him, let the ravens of the brooks pick it out, and the young eagles eat it.