Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
The priests shall not eat of any thing that is dead of itself, or torn, whether it be fowl or beast.
General references
Bible References
General references
Exodus 22:31
“Be My holy people. You must not eat the meat of a mauled animal found in the field; throw it to the dogs.
Leviticus 17:15
“Every person, whether the native or the foreigner, who eats an animal that died a natural death or was mauled by wild beasts is to wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will remain unclean until evening; then he will be clean.
Leviticus 22:8
He must not eat an animal that died naturally or was mauled by wild beasts, making himself unclean by it; I am Yahweh.
Deuteronomy 14:21
“You are not to eat any carcass; you may give it to a temporary resident living within your gates, and he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner. For you are a holy people belonging to the Lord your God. You must not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.
Romans 14:20
Do not tear down God’s work because of food. Everything is clean, but it is wrong for a man to cause stumbling by what he eats.
1 Corinthians 8:13
Therefore, if food causes my brother to fall, I will never again eat meat, so that I won’t cause my brother to fall.