Leviticus 11:2

New American Bible - revised edition

Speak to the Israelites and tell them: Of all land animals these are the ones you may eat:

Cross References

Ezekiel 4:14

“Oh no, Lord God,” I protested. “Never have I defiled myself nor have I eaten carrion flesh or flesh torn by wild beasts, nor from my youth till now has any unclean meat entered my mouth.”

Daniel 1:8

But Daniel was resolved not to defile himself with the king’s food or wine; so he begged the chief chamberlain to spare him this defilement.

Leviticus 11:1

The Lord said to Moses and Aaron:

Leviticus 11:11

and shall always be loathsome to you. Their meat you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall loathe.

Leviticus 11:13

Of the birds, these you shall loathe; they shall not be eaten, they are loathsome: the griffon vulture, the bearded vulture, the black vulture,

Leviticus 11:21

But of the various winged insects that walk on all fours you may eat those that have legs jointed above their feet for leaping on the ground;

Leviticus 11:29

Of the creatures that swarm on the ground, the following are unclean for you: the rat, the mouse, the various kinds of lizards,

Leviticus 11:3

Any animal that has hoofs you may eat, provided it is cloven-footed and chews the cud.

Leviticus 11:34

Any food that can be eaten which makes contact with water, and any liquid that may be drunk, in any such vessel become unclean.

Leviticus 11:39

When one of the animals that you could otherwise eat dies of itself, anyone who touches its carcass shall be unclean until evening;

Leviticus 11:4

But you shall not eat any of the following from among those that only chew the cud or only have hoofs: the camel, which indeed chews the cud, but does not have hoofs and is therefore unclean for you;

Leviticus 11:9

Of the various creatures that live in the water, you may eat the following: whatever in the seas or in river waters that has both fins and scales you may eat.

Matthew 15:11

It is not what enters one’s mouth that defiles that person; but what comes out of the mouth is what defiles one.”

Hebrews 13:9

Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teaching. It is good to have our hearts strengthened by grace and not by foods, which do not benefit those who live by them.

Hebrews 9:10

but only in matters of food and drink and various ritual washings: regulations concerning the flesh, imposed until the time of the new order. Sacrifice of Jesus.