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