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Raven, The
- Unclean and not to be eaten. Leviticus 11:15 Every raven after his kind;Deuteronomy 14:14 And every raven after his kind,
- Called the raven of the valley. Proverbs 30:17 The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
- DESCRIBED AS
- Black. Song of Solomon 5:11 His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven.
- Solitary in disposition. Isaiah 34:11 But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it; the owl also and the raven shall dwell in it: and he shall stretch out upon it the line of confusion, and the stones of emptiness.
- Improvident. Luke 12:24 Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?
- Carnivorous. Proverbs 30:17 The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
- God provides food for. Job 38:41 Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.Psalms 147:9 He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.Luke 12:24 Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?
- Sent by Noah from the ark. Genesis 8:7 And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.
- Elijah fed by. 1 Kings 17:4-6 And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there. So he went and did according unto the word of the LORD: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan. And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.
- Plumage of, illustrative of the glory of Christ. Song of Solomon 5:11 His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven.