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Eagle

The eagle is the most honored bird in many world cultures. All of these countries have the eagle as their national symbol or in their important coat of arms: Albania, Austria, The Czech Republic, Egypt, Germany, Ghana, Iceland, Indonesia, Iraq, Mexico, Moldova,...

Raven, crow

Another biblical bird that is also an unusual first name of a man is ‘orev,’ raven. You can hear how similar the sound ‘orev’ is to the English name ‘raven.’ This bird has a spooky connotation not only in Walt Disney fairy tales and in typical Hollywood horror movies,...

Stork

One of the most beloved birds in many cultures around the world is the ‘cha•si•da,’ the stork. Besides being a beautiful bird, the stork resembles in its lifestyle one of the most important human ethical qualities: faithfulness. The stork has been known to be loyal...

Swine, pig

The Jewish dietary laws, named the ‘Laws of Kashroot’ in the Old Testament (Kosher Laws), are extremely detailed and cover a wide range of edibles. The hard task of eating ‘kosher’ confronts many people that otherwise claim that they see the power of God in the Bible...

Cony, coney

This week we are introducing some unusual biblical animals that are also first names of biblical characters or have become first names in modern Hebrew. It may sound quite weird to both English speakers and Israelis that people have been named after these animals....