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Kite

Kite an unclean and keen-sighted bird of prey (Lev 11:14; Deut 14:13). The Hebrew word used, 'ayet , is rendered "vulture" in Job 28:7 in Authorized Version, "falcon" in Revised Version. It is probably the red...

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Kite an unclean and keen-sighted bird of prey (Lev 11:14; Deut 14:13). The Hebrew word used, 'ayet , is rendered "vulture" in Job 28:7 in Authorized Version, "falcon" in Revised Version. It is probably the red kite (Milvus regalis), a bird of piercing sight and of soaring habits found all over Palestine.

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