God promised that he would provide them with food by declaring, “I will give you every seed bearing plant on the earth and every fruit producing seed” (Genesis 1:29). In the very beginning, God made it abundantly clear that we are not permitted to consume any part of any living creature, including our own. This includes eating our own flesh. In the very beginning, God provided for Adam and Eve by making sure they had access to a wide variety of fruits, vegetables, grains, and nuts. This provision began with the garden of Eden.
Both Leviticus 11 and the first chapter of Deuteronomy are considered to be proof texts.
The Bible lists the following on its list of foods that are considered “impure”:
In a similar vein, the Bible cautions its readers against eating camels and hares because of the similarities in their digestive systems and the architecture of their feet. Even if it doesn’t chew its cud, a pig that has split its hooves is still unclean in your eyes, regardless of whether or not it has split its hooves (Leviticus 11:7). According to the Bible, it is forbidden to eat any other species of terrestrial animal, and this includes rodents, reptiles, amphibians, and mollusks.
The following is a list of land creatures who are not pure:
Badgers
Bears
Camels
There are many different kinds of cats, including lions, tigers, and leopards (Lions, Tigers, Leopards)
Dogs include animals such as wolves, foxes, and coyotes (Coyotes, Foxes, Wolves)
Donkeys
Elephants
Gorillas
Both horses and gazelles are included here.
Kangaroos
The Llamas as a People
What unfortunate rodents they are.
Monkeys
Opossums
We have boars now because we want to cash in on the popularity of pigs.
Rabbits
Skunks
Slugs
Resident of the Oceans (fins and scales)
You despise any form of marine life that does not have fins and scales (Leviticus 11:9).
-A collection of scaly creatures that live in water*
Crabs and Catfishes
Crayfish (Crawdads) (Crawdads) (Crawdads)
Dolphins
Eals
Lobsters
Marlins
Otters
Porpoises
Seals
Sharks
There are many different kinds of shellfish, including clams, mollusks, mussels, oysters, and scallops (Clams, Mollusks, Mussels, Oysters, Scallops)
(May also refer to shrimp) (Prawns)
escargot, or snails (Escargot)
Squids (Octopi) (Octopi) (Octopi)
The verse in Genesis 11:13 reads, “And you must regard them as an abomination among the birds; you shall not eat them, for they are an abomination: the eagle, the vulture, the mouse.” You are not permitted to consume any of these animals because of their abomination status. This list continues in verse 19 with additional animals like as kites, hawks, ravens, ostriches, owls, gulls, hawks, cranes, bats, etc.
The list of dirty birds that follows is as follows:
Condors
Cormorants
Cranes
Crows
Eagles
Falcons
Hawks
Herons
Kites
Magpies
Ospreys
Ostriches
Owls
Parrots
Pelicans
Penguins
Ravens
Roadrunners
Seagulls
Storks
Fish with scales and fins, such as bass, cod, flounder, grouper, salmon, snapper, trout, and tuna, are examples of clean fish; however, God forbids us to ingest catfish, lobsters, crabs, shrimp, and other aquatic creatures because they do not have either of these characteristics.
Antelopes, cows, goats, elk, and deer are all examples of mammals that are suitable for consumption since they chew their cud and have split hooves. On the other hand, pigs and rabbits do not belong in this category.
The list of unclean birds in Deuteronomy 1:11-18 does not contain chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, quail, or pheasants, but does include eagles, vultures, buzzards, hawks, crows, ostriches, owls, seagulls, hawks, crows (member of the crow family), storks, and herons.
In view of the fact that God is perfectly aware of the needs of humans, we would do well to accept the health plan described in the Bible and pay particular attention to the principles that he has outlined for us.
