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The distinction of clean and unclean animals
According to Leviticus, Chapter 11 and Deuteronomy 14 of the Bible it is written and made known by God which animals are clean and unclean; fit to eat and not fit to be eaten. Clean foods are those which in their natural state do not harm the human body and which man can use for his nourishment. Unclean foods are those which are unhealthy to consume and are poisonous to the body. The following is a summarized look at Leviticus, Chapter 11 and Deuteronomy 14 and a list of which animals are clean and unclean; those are fit to eat and not fit to be eaten. This is the law of beasts and fowls, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and creepeth on the earth: (Leviticus 11:46)(KJV) That you may know the differences of the clean, and unclean, and know what you ought to eat, and what to refuse. (Leviticus 11:47)(KJV) These are the animals which you are to eat of all the living things of the earth. (Leviticus 11:2)(KJV) Whatsoever hath the hoof divided, and cheweth the cud among the beasts, you shall eat. (Leviticus 11:3)(KJV) These are the things that breed in the waters, and which it is lawful to eat. All that hath fins, and scales, as well in the sea, as in the rivers, and the pools, you shall eat. (Leviticus 11:9)(KJV) These are the beasts which ye shall eat: (Deuteronomy 14:4 - 6) (KJV)
And every beast that parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two claws, and cheweth the cud among the beasts, that ye shall eat. Comprehensive List of Biblically Clean Foods
Clean Insects Clean insects include types of locusts that may include crickets and grasshoppers Whatsoever cheweth indeed the cud, and hath a hoof, but divideth it not, as the camel, and others: that you shall not eat, but shall reckon it among the unclean. (Leviticus 11:4)(KJV)
cherogrillus The flesh of these you shall not eat, nor shall you touch their carcasses, because they are unclean to you. (Leviticus 11:8)(KJV) But whatsoever hath not fins and scales, of those things that move and live in the waters, shall be an abomination to you, And detestable. Their flesh you shall not eat: and their carcasses you shall avoid. (Leviticus 11:10 and 11) All that have not fins and scales, in the waters, shall be unclean. (Leviticus 11:12)(KJV) Of birds these are they which you must not eat, and which are to be avoided by you: (Leviticus 11:13)(KJV)
eagle All that is of the raven kind, according to their likeness.
ostrich Of things that fly, whatsoever goeth upon four feet, shall be abominable to you. (Leviticus 11:20)(KJV) But whatsoever walketh upon four feet, but hath the legs behind longer, wherewith it hoppeth upon the earth, That you shall eat: (Leviticus 11:21)(KJV)
bruchus in its kind That which walketh upon hands of all animals which go on all four, shall be unclean. (Leviticus 11:27)(KJV) All that creepeth upon the earth shall be abominable: neither shall it be taken for meat. (Leviticus 11:41)(KJV) Whatsoever goeth upon the breast on four feet, or hath many feet, or traileth on the earth, you shall not eat, because it is abominable. (Leviticus 11:42)(KJV) Comprehensive List of Biblically UNclean Foods
The rationale behind the designation of certain creatures as “clean” and others as “unclean” for dietary purposes(Lev. 11; cf. Dt. 14:3-21) has perplexed Bible readers throughout the ages. Possible explanation include:
Some of these explanations are plainly far-fetched; indeed. the suggestion that certain foods comprise God’s diet lacks any merit. It is important to note, however, that all of them are hypothetical, unsupported by any specific Biblical teaching. Also, none fully accounts for the distinctions detailed in Leviticus 11. Regardless of which hypothetical rationale, if any, historians may offer for the diet of the ancient Israelites, clearly the distinction between clean and unclean foods ensured them a healthful diet and enabled them to maintain their identity as God’s covenantal people (Da. 1). Adherence to these food laws consecrated the Israelites, setting them apart as holy, just as Yahweh, their God, is holy (Lev. 11:44-47). Although outside ancient Israel there is no known system as comprehensive in differentiating between permitted and prohibited foods, dietary restriction of one kind or another are attested in the ancient Near East from Egypt to Babylonia. Inscriptions in Egyptian temples include lists of foods (mostly animal products) certain groups of people were not to eat. The cow, for example, was off limits in Dendera, where the goddess Hathor was said to be manifested in bovine form. In Mesopotamia, eating certain animals was prohibited on special occasions, such as rituals in which pigs were sacrificed (otherwise, pork was widely eaten). Numerous ancient cults also had specific taboos regarding food consumption (cf. Col. 2:20-21)
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