Lesser Kestrel
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Persian Leopard@Jerusalem Zoo
"Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased" (Jeremiah 5:6).
"Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil" (Jeremiah 13:23).
Lion@Jerusalem Zoo
"For thus hath the LORD spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall the LORD of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof" (Isaiah 31:4)
"Where is the dwelling of the lions, and the feedingplace of the young lions, where the lion, even the old lion, walked, and the lion's whelp, and none made them afraid?" (Nahum2:11).
Eurasian Eagle-Owl@Jerusalem Zoo
"I am like a pelican of the wilderness: I am like an owl of the desert" (Psalms 102:6)
"Therefore I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked: I will make a wailing like the dragons, and mourning as the owls" (Micah 1:8).
Syrian Brown Bear@Jerusalem Zoo
"As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people"(Proverbs 28:15).
"He was unto me as a bear lying in wait, and as a lion in secret places" (Lamentations 3:10)
Monday, January 10, 2011
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