Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898)
HEN. " Matt 23:37; Luke 13:34. But hens must have been common barnyard fowls, as they are to-day in Syria, where they form a chief article of food. Hen's eggs are probably meant in Luke 11:12, and if so they were very abundant. The rabbinical prohibition to keep fowls in Jerusalem was probably never enforced. The cock is mentioned in connection with Peter's denial. See Cock-crowing.
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