Fowl
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)
The word is now generally restricted to the larger, especially the edible birds, but formerly it denoted all flying creatures; in Le 11:20 the King James Version we have even, "all fowls that creep, going upon all four," Le 11:21, "every flying creeping thing that goeth upon all four."
1. Old Testament Terms and References:
2. In the Levitical Law:
In the Levitical law fowls (birds) were distinguished as clean and unclean (Le 11:13; De 14:11-20; compare Ge 8:20); the first were allowed to be eaten because they fed on grains, seeds, and vegetables; the second were forbidden because they fed on flesh and carrion.
3. New Testament References and Illustrative Uses: