Clean and Unclean Food

Clean and Unclean Foods




Foods that are Biblically clean and good to eat:




Fish – they must have both fins and scales (Leviticus 11:9-12):
Albacore
Anchovy
Barracuda
Bass
Bluefish
Carp
Cod
Flounder
Haddock
Halibut
Herring
Mackerel
Perch
Pike
Salmon
Smelt
Trout
Tuna

Red meat – must chew the cud and have a divided hoof (Leviticus 11:3, Deuteronomy 14:4-6):

Antelope
Beef
Buffalo
Elk
Giraffe (However, this is a protected species)
Goat
Moose
Sheep
Lamb
Fowl – (Not listed on unclean list, but meet requirements as clean)
Chicken
Dove
Goose
Pheasant
Quail
Turkey

Insects – Every flying thing that goes on all four, which have legs to leap upon the earth (Leviticus 11:20-23):

Grasshoppers/Locusts/Crickets


Foods that are Biblically unclean and bad to eat:




Fish and Seafood- (Leviticus 11:9-11):

Clam
Crab
Crayfish
Eel
Lobster
Mussel
Oyster
Scallop
Shark
Shrimp
Squid
Sturgeon
Swordfish
Whale

Meats (Leviticus 11:4-8):

Monkeys
Bears
Lions
Tigers
Leopards
Camels
Horses
Kangaroo
Possums
Donkey
Beaver/Moles/Wombat
Weasels/Ferrets/Hares/Rabbits
Mice/Rats
Dogs/Cats
Pigs/Swine

Fowl (Leviticus 11:13-19):

Eagles/Hawk/Vultures
Kite/Owls/Ravens
Stork/Falcon/Ostrich
Herons/Hoopoe/Bats/Sea Gulls

Insects- any that don’t fly and hop (Leviticus 11:20-23)

Creeping Things (Leviticus 11:29-31:

Snakes/Eels/Lizards/Chameleon
Snails/Frogs/Toads
Caterpillars/Worms