Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And the fat of the beast that dieth of itself, and the fat of that which is torn with beasts, may be used in any other use: but ye shall in no wise eat of it.
Bible References
Beast
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.
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.
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.
Ezekiel 4:14
But I said, “Oh, Lord God, I have never been defiled. From my youth until now I have not eaten anything that died naturally or was mauled by wild beasts. And impure meat has never entered my mouth.”
Ezekiel 44:31
The priests may not eat any bird or animal that died naturally or was mauled by wild beasts.