CLEAN AND UNCLEAN MEATS OF THE BIBLE

"...YOU SHALL NOT EAT ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:" LEVITICUS 11:4


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LAND CREATURES

SWINE - Boar, Peccary, Pig (Hog), Bacon, Ham, Lard, Pork

CANINE - Coyote, Dog, Fox, Hyena, Jackal, Wolf

FELINE - Cat, Cheetah, Leopard, Lion, Panther, Tiger

EQUINE - Donkey, Horse, Mule, Onager, Quagga, Zebra

MISCINE MUNIMUS - Badger, Coney, Hare, Monkey, Opossum, Porcupine, Raccoon, Skunk, Squirrel

MISCINE MAXIMUS - Bear, Camel, Elephant, Gorilla, Hippo, Kangaroo, Lama, Rhino, Wallaby


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WATER CREATURES, lacking fins and scales

FISH - Catfish, Eel, Marlin, Shark, Sturgeon

HARD BODY - Abalone, Clam, Crab, Crayfish, Lobster, Mussel, Prawn, Oyster, Scallop, Shrimp

SOFT BODY - Cuttlefish, Jellyfish, Limpet, Octopus, Squid

SEA MAMMALS - Dolphin, Otter, Seal, Walrus, Whale

OTHERS - Crocodile, Turtle, Frog, Newt, Salamander, Toad, Lizard


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"YOU MAY EAT ALL CLEAN BIRDS, BUT YOU SHALL NOT EAT THE FOLLOWING;"DEUTERONOMY 14:11
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AIR CREATURES

Albatross, Bat, Bittern, Condor, Cormorant, Crane, Crow, Cuckoo, Eagle, Flamingo, Grosbeak, Gull, Hawk, Heron, Kite, Lapwing, Loon, Osprey, Ostrich, Owl, Pelican, Penguin, Plover, Raven, Stork, Swallow, Swan, Swift, Vulture, Water Hen, Woodpecker


"OF ALL THE LAND ANIMALS THESE ARE THE ONES YOU MAY EAT:" LEVITICUS 11:2
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LAND CREATURES

CATTLE - Beef, Hamburger, Veal

SHEEP - Lamb, Mutton

OTHERS - Antelope, Buffalo (Bison), Caribou, Deer (Venison), Elk, Gazell, Giraffe, Goat, Hart, Ibex, Moose, Reindeer, Locust


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"OF ALL THE VARIOUS CREATURES THAT LIVE IN THE WATER, YOU MAY EAT THE FOLLOWING:" LEVITICUS 11:9
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WATER CREATURES

Anchovy, Bass, Bluefish, Carp, Cod, Croppie, Flounder, Grouper, Grunt, Haddock, Halibut, Herring, Mackerel, Minnow, Perch, Pickerel, Pike, Rockfish, Salmon, Shad, Smelt, Snapper, Sole, Steelhead, Sunfish, Tarpon, Tuna (Albacore, Bonita, Yellowtail)


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AIR CREATURES

Chickens, Dove, Duck, Goose, Grouse, Guinea Pig, Patridge, Peacock, Pheasant, Pigeon, Songbird, Sparrow, Quail, Turkey


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For more on God's Law on "Clean and Unclean" foods see Leviticus 11 and Deuteronomy 14