Crow

A large black bird with a thick beak, very smart, and it eats almost anything.

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Crow, raven

About Crow

A raven is a large black bird in the crow family (Corvidae). The Hebrew word for “raven” means “black one.” The common raven (Corvus corax) weighs about 1.36 kilograms (3 pounds) and is 56–66 centimeters (22–26 inches) long. Its tail is wider in the middle than at the ends.

There are eight species in Israel:

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Key References

Genesis 8:7

and sent out a raven. It kept flying back and forth until the waters had dried up from the earth.

1 Kings 17:4

And you are to drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.”

Luke 12:24

Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds!

All Scripture References (13)

Genesis (1)
Genesis 8:7

and sent out a raven. It kept flying back and forth until the waters had dried up from the earth.

Leviticus (1)
Leviticus 11:15

any kind of raven,

Deuteronomy (1)
Deuteronomy 14:14

any kind of raven,

1 Kings (2)
1 Kings 17:4

And you are to drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.”

1 Kings 17:6

The ravens would bring him bread and meat in the morning and evening, and he would drink from the brook.

Job (1)
Job 38:41

Who provides food for the raven when its young cry out to God as they wander about for lack of food?

Psalms (1)
Psalm 147:9

He provides food for the animals, and for the young ravens when they call.

Proverbs (1)
Proverbs 30:17

As for the eye that mocks a father and scorns obedience to a mother, may the ravens of the valley pluck it out and young vultures devour it.

Song of Solomon (1)
Song of Solomon 5:11

His head is purest gold; his hair is wavy and black as a raven.

Isaiah (1)
Isaiah 34:11

The desert owl and screech owl will possess it, and the great owl and raven will dwell in it. The LORD will stretch out over Edom a measuring line of chaos and a plumb line of destruction.

Zephaniah (1)
Zephaniah 2:14

Herds will lie down in her midst, creatures of every kind. Both the desert owl and screech owl will roost atop her pillars. Their calls will sound from the window, but desolation will lie on the threshold, for He will expose the beams of cedar.

Mark (1)
Mark 16:18

they will pick up snakes with their hands, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not harm them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will be made well.”

Luke (1)
Luke 12:24

Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds!