Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898)
GLEDE, mentioned among the unclean birds of prey by a Hebrew name which probably indicates its keenness of vision. Deut 14:13. It is not certain what particular bird is meant, but most probably one of the buzzards, of which three species inhabit Palestine. The great red buzzard (Buteo ferox) is most common, and resembles an eagle in Bottle inscribed with the Name of Thothmes III. ) its size and habits. The original word is rendered "vulture" in Lev 11:14.
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