Eagle
Archimandrite Nikifor’s Biblical Encyclopedia
(Deut. 32:11)—a well-known bird of prey, unclean under the Mosaic Law (Lev. 11:13; Deut. 14:12). Sacred writers frequently refer to its characteristic qualities: the speed of its flight, its voracity, the high and solitary places it chooses for its nests, and the sharpness of its sight when pursuing prey (Num. 24:21; Job 9:26; 39:27–30; Prov. 23:5; 30:17, 19; Jer. 49:16; Obad. 4; Matt. 24:28; Luke 17:37). In the last two passages, according to some, the Jewish people are compared to a fresh corpse lying in an open field and attracting the Roman army, whose standard, as is well known, bore an eagle. Persian standards likewise displayed an eagle.
Scripture cited
Deuteronomy 32:11Leviticus 11:13Deuteronomy 14:12Numbers 24:21Job 9:26Proverbs 23:5Jeremias 49:16Matthew 24:28Luke 17:37