Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

That which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself therewith: I am the LORD.

Bible References

General references

Leviticus 17:15
"And [if there is] any person who eats a dead body or a mangled carcass, [whether] among the native or among the alien, then he shall wash his garments, and he shall wash [himself] with water, and he shall be unclean until the evening, and he shall be clean.
Exodus 22:31
And you will be men of holiness for me; and you will not eat meat [from] a carcass mangled in the field; you will throw it to the dog.
Deuteronomy 14:21
"You shall not eat any carcass; you may give it to the alien who [is] in your {towns}, and he may eat it, or you may sell [it] to a foreigner, for you [are] a holy people for Yahweh your God; you may not boil a kid in its mother's milk.
Ezekiel 44:31
Any dead body or mangled carcass from the birds or from the animals, the priests shall not eat."