Leviticus 7:24
The fat of an animal which dies [of natural causes] and the fat of one which is torn [to pieces by a predator] may be put to any other use, but under no circumstances are you to eat it.
Exodus 22:31
“You shall be
Leviticus 17:15
Every person who eats an animal which dies [of natural causes] or was torn by a predator, whether he is native-born or a stranger, he shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be [ceremonially] unclean until evening; then he will become clean.
Leviticus 22:8
He shall not eat that which dies [of natural causes] or is torn by a predator, becoming unclean by it; I am the Lord.
Deuteronomy 14:21
“You shall not eat anything that dies on its own. You may give it to the stranger (resident alien, foreigner) who is in your [city] gates, so that he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner [since they are not under God’s law], but you are a people holy (set apart) to the Lord your God. You shall not
Ezekiel 4:14
But I said, “Ah, Lord God! Behold (hear me), I have never been defiled; for from my youth until now I have never eaten what died on its own or was torn by beasts, nor has any unclean meat ever entered my mouth.”
Ezekiel 44:31
The priests shall not eat any bird or animal that has died a natural death or has been torn to pieces.