Question

What class was the bat considered to be in under the levitical laws for (Lev. 11:19)?

1) Land animals
2) Birds
3) Sea creatures
4) Flying insects

Answer 1

In the levitical laws, bats were considered birds, although scientifically, bats are mammals, characterized as insectivores capable of sustained flight.

Step-by-step explanation:

The bat was considered to be in the class of birds under the levitical laws according to Leviticus 11:19. Scientifically, bats are mammals and not birds, but in the context of these ancient texts, they were classified differently. In scientific classification, bats are indeed mammals, as they have body hair and nurse their young, which are characteristics of this class. They are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight, pertaining to the subgroup known as insectivores.