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A number of species of the owl are mentioned in the Bible, (
Leviticus 11:17
;
14:16
;
Isaiah 14:23
;
34:15
;
Zephaniah 2:14
) and in several other places the same Hebrew word is used where it is translated ostrich. (
Job 30:29
;
Jeremiah 50:39
) Some of these species were common in Palestine, and, as is well known, were often found inhabiting ruins. (
Isaiah 34:11
Isaiah 34:13-15
)