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Swan

Agriculture & Daily Life • Old Testament
“Swan” is an older translation of a bird named among those forbidden as food. Modern translations generally identify the Hebrew term as the horned owl or another water bird rather than an actual swan.
Biblical Usage
The bird is mentioned in the lists of unclean birds in Leviticus and Deuteronomy.
Scripture References
Leviticus 11:18 Deuteronomy 14:16 Leviticus 14:16