Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Deuteronomy 14:18 Cross-References
Explore 0 cross-references for Deuteronomy 14:18 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Deuteronomy chapter 14 verse 18 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And the stork, and the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.”
Deuteronomy 14:18 (KJV)
Commentary on Deuteronomy 14:18
The stork, and the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat—The list concludes with hasidah (חֲסִידָה, stork—literally 'the faithful one'), anafah (אֲנָפָה, heron), dukifath (דּוּכִיפַת, hoopoe), and atallef (עֲטַלֵּף, bat). Ironically, the stork's name means 'faithful' for its devotion to offspring, yet it's unclean—again showing ritual categories transcend moral observation.The bat, neither bird nor mammal, represents boundary confusion—unacceptable in God's ordered creation. Leviticus 18-20's sexual prohibitions similarly forbid boundary violations. God's cosmos has categories; vi...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
No cross-references found for this verse.