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What is a Partridge?
        PAR'TRIDGE
        (Heb. the caller). The Greek partridge (Caccabis saxatilis) is very common in Palestine, and one or two other kinds are found. The modern peasants esteem the flesh of these birds a luxury: and as, when hunted, they try to save themselves by running rather than by flight, they are often chased till, being fatigued, they can be knocked down with a stick or a stone. 1 Sam 26:20. The partridge lays many eggs, which are prized by the Syrians and gathered in large numbers. The ancients undoubtedly hunted the bird and its eggs in the same way as is now customary. Thus the partridge often laid her eggs and brooded upon them in vain, which is the meaning of Jer 17:11.


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Schaff, Philip, Dr. "Biblical Definition for 'partridge' in Schaffs Bible Dictionary".
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