, ēʹg’l (בֶשֶׁר, nesher; ἀετός, aelós; Lat aquila): A bird of the genus aquila of the family falconidae. The Heb nesher, meaning “to tear with the beak,” is almost invariably trd “eagle,” throughout the Bible; yet many of the most important references compel the admission that the bird to which they applied was a vulture. There were many large birds and carrion eaters flocking over Pal, attracted by the offal from animals slaughtered for tribal feasts and continuous sacrifice. The eagle family