Leviticus 11:10-23
10 But anything in the seas or the rivers that does not have fins and scales, of the swarming creatures in the waters and of the living creatures that are in the waters, is a detestable to you. 11 You shall regard them as detestable; you shall not eat any of their flesh, and you shall detest their carcasses. 12 Everything in the waters that does not have fins and scales is detestable to you. 13 “And these you shall detest among the birds; ▼
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Or things that fly; compare Genesis 1:20
they shall not be eaten; they are c detestable: d the eagle
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The identity of many of these birds is uncertain
the bearded vulture, the black vulture, 14 the kite, f the falcon of any kind, 15 every raven of any kind, 16 the ostrich, the nighthawk, the sea gull, the g hawk of any kind, 17 the h little owl, the cormorant, the i short-eared owl, 18 the barn owl, the j tawny owl, the carrion vulture, 19 the stork, the heron of any kind, the hoopoe, and k the bat. 20 “All winged insects that go on all fours are detestable to you. 21 Yet among the winged insects that go on all fours you may eat those that have jointed legs above their feet, with which to hop on the ground. 22 Of them you may eat: l the locust of any kind, the bald locust of any kind, the cricket of any kind, and the grasshopper of any kind. 23 But all other winged insects that have four feet are detestable to you.
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