{"id":2733,"date":"2024-05-24T19:01:31","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T19:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/turtle-symbolism-bible\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T21:18:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T21:18:35","slug":"turtle-symbolism-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/turtle-symbolism-bible\/","title":{"rendered":"N\u00e3o existem tartarugas na B\u00edblia \u2014 a tartaruga da King James \u00e9 uma rola"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>There are no turtles in the Bible. The famous &quot;turtle&quot; of the King James Version is a bird \u2014 a turtledove \u2014 and the confusion is a small masterpiece of how English changes. The verse The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land. (Song of Solomon 2:12, King James Version) Modern translations read the cooing of doves is heard in our land.\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are no turtles in the Bible. The King James turtle is a turtledove \u2014 the bird of the poor, and the offering Mary brought.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104272,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[38],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-2733","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bible-mysteries"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":31717,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/are-woodpeckers-mentioned-in-the-bible\/","url_meta":{"origin":2733,"position":0},"title":"Are Woodpeckers in the Bible? No, but Leviticus Names the Hoopoe","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Abril 17, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"No. No major English Bible names the woodpecker. 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