Thematic Bible: Unclean


Thematic Bible



"Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, 'These are the creatures which you may eat from all the animals that are on the earth. 'Whatever divides a hoof, thus making split hoofs, and chews the cud, among the animals, that you may eat.

Concerning all the animals which divide the hoof but do not make a split hoof, or which do not chew cud, they are unclean to you: whoever touches them becomes unclean. Verse ConceptsSanitation, FoodTouching Unclean ThingsCleft HoofsNoting What Animals Eat

'Nevertheless, you are not to eat of these, among those which chew the cud, or among those which divide the hoof: the camel, for though it chews cud, it does not divide the hoof, it is unclean to you. 'Likewise, the shaphan, for though it chews cud, it does not divide the hoof, it is unclean to you; the rabbit also, for though it chews cud, it does not divide the hoof, it is unclean to you; read more.
and the pig, for though it divides the hoof, thus making a split hoof, it does not chew cud, it is unclean to you. 'You shall not eat of their flesh nor touch their carcasses; they are unclean to you.

'Turn and set your journey, and go to the hill country of the Amorites, and to all their neighbors in the Arabah, in the hill country and in the lowland and in the Negev and by the seacoast, the land of the Canaanites, and Lebanon, as far as the great river, the river Euphrates. 'See, I have placed the land before you; go in and possess the land which the LORD swore to give to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to them and their descendants after them.'

the rabbit also, for though it chews cud, it does not divide the hoof, it is unclean to you; Verse ConceptsUnclean SpiritsCleft HoofsNoting What Animals EatUnclean Animals

Nevertheless, you are not to eat of these among those which chew the cud, or among those that divide the hoof in two: the camel and the rabbit and the shaphan, for though they chew the cud, they do not divide the hoof; they are unclean for you. Verse ConceptsBadgersAnimals, Types OfUnclean SpiritsRock BadgerUnclean Animals

They will be delivered over to the power of the sword;
They will be a prey for foxes.

“Sustain me with raisin cakes,
Refresh me with apples,
Because I am lovesick.
Verse ConceptsLove Towards Christ, The Nature Of

Nevertheless, you are not to eat of these, among those which chew the cud, or among those which divide the hoof: the camel, for though it chews cud, it does not divide the hoof, it is unclean to you. Verse ConceptsCamelsUnclean SpiritsCleft HoofsNoting What Animals EatUnclean Animals

Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac she dismounted from the camel. Verse ConceptsDismountingSeeing People

“Those who sanctify and purify themselves to go to the gardens,
Following one in the center,
Who eat swine’s flesh, detestable things and mice,
Will come to an end altogether,” declares the Lord.
Verse ConceptsAbominationsGarden, NaturalAbominations, Ceremonial MattersMiceSwineAbstaining From MeatsDesecrationPeople EndedForbidden FoodEating Meatpork

‘Now these are to you the unclean among the swarming things which swarm on the earth: the mole, and the mouse, and the great lizard in its kinds, Verse ConceptsAnimals, Types OfMiceAccording To Its KindLizardsMolesMany CreaturesKinds Of Living Things

The servants of Absalom did to Amnon just as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king’s sons arose and each mounted his mule and fled. Verse ConceptsMulesBackAnimals, Types OfRiding Mules

They brought every man his gift, articles of silver and gold, garments, weapons, spices, horses, and mules, so much year by year. Verse ConceptsMulesGiftsHerbs And SpicesRobesUnceasingAlways Being ActivePeople Giving ClothesAcquiring Horses

Likewise, the shaphan, for though it chews cud, it does not divide the hoof, it is unclean to you; Verse ConceptsBadgersAnimals, Types OfUnclean SpiritsCleft HoofsNoting What Animals EatRock BadgerUnclean Animals

The high mountains are for the wild goats;
The cliffs are a refuge for the shephanim.
Verse ConceptsBadgersWild GoatRock Badger

and the gecko, and the crocodile, and the lizard, and the sand reptile, and the chameleon. Verse ConceptsAnimals, Types OfLizards

In that day men will cast away to the moles and the bats
Their idols of silver and their idols of gold,
Which they made for themselves to worship,
Verse ConceptsGoldThrowing AwayAnimals, Types OfBatsMolesAbandoning Idols

and the pig, for though it divides the hoof, thus making a split hoof, it does not chew cud, it is unclean to you. Verse ConceptsSwineAbstaining From MeatsPigsUnclean SpiritsCleft HoofsNoting What Animals EatUnclean Animalspork

“Those who sanctify and purify themselves to go to the gardens,
Following one in the center,
Who eat swine’s flesh, detestable things and mice,
Will come to an end altogether,” declares the Lord.
Verse ConceptsAbominationsGarden, NaturalAbominations, Ceremonial MattersMiceSwineAbstaining From MeatsDesecrationPeople EndedForbidden FoodEating Meatpork

rams’ skins dyed red, porpoise skins, acacia wood, Verse ConceptsRamsAnimals, Types OfDyeingAnimal SkinsRed Material

I also clothed you with embroidered cloth and put sandals of porpoise skin on your feet; and I wrapped you with fine linen and covered you with silk. Verse ConceptsBarefeetCoveringBadgersClothembroideryLinenSandalsShoesAnimal SkinsGod Clothing PeopleThe Brides Wedding Dressroyalty

So Abraham rose early in the morning and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him and Isaac his son; and he split wood for the burnt offering, and arose and went to the place of which God had told him. Verse ConceptsAbrahamDonkeysMorningAnimals, Types OfRising EarlySplitting WoodFirewoodThose Who Rose EarlyPreparing To TravelSaddling DonkeysTwo Other Men

saying to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied there and a colt with her; untie them and bring them to Me. Verse ConceptsDonkeysRopesAnimal OffspringOpposite SidesEntering CitiesFinding ThingsBinding As Animals

They also brought barley and straw for the horses and swift steeds to the place where it should be, each according to his charge. Verse ConceptsGrainFeeding Animals

He wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus, and sealed it with the king’s signet ring, and sent letters by couriers on horses, riding on steeds sired by the royal stud. Verse ConceptsMulesSealing The MessageRiding Horses

He who is a hired hand, and not a shepherd, who is not the owner of the sheep, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. Verse ConceptsSatan, Compared With AnimalsUnfaithful MinistersScattered Like SheepMen Similar To AnimalsWolvesPeople Abandoning People

“Benjamin is a ravenous wolf;
In the morning he devours the prey,
And in the evening he divides the spoil.”
Verse ConceptsWolvesIn The MorningDividing PlunderFierce Men

You shall be holy men to Me, therefore you shall not eat any flesh torn to pieces in the field; you shall throw it to the dogs. Verse ConceptsAnimals, religious role ofdogsPeople Of God, In OtAnimals, Types OfAnimals Torn To PiecesA Holy NationForbidden FoodPets

And he called him and said to him, ‘What is this I hear about you? Give an accounting of your management, for you can no longer be manager.’ Verse ConceptsOthers SummoningPropertyaccounting

“Does the wild donkey bray over his grass,
Or does the ox low over his fodder?
Verse ConceptsGrassWild DonkeysNeighing And BrayingWisdomlegacy

"Who sent out the wild donkey free? And who loosed the bonds of the swift donkey, To whom I gave the wilderness for a home And the salt land for his dwelling place? "He scorns the tumult of the city, The shoutings of the driver he does not hear. read more.
"He explores the mountains for his pasture And searches after every green thing.

“Come with me from Lebanon, my bride,
May you come with me from Lebanon.
Journey down from the summit of Amana,
From the summit of Senir and Hermon,
From the dens of lions,
From the mountains of leopards.
Verse ConceptsLeopard

If, however, it is any unclean animal of the kind which men do not present as an offering to the Lord, then he shall place the animal before the priest.

‘Now these are to you the unclean among the swarming things which swarm on the earth: the mole, and the mouse, and the great lizard in its kinds, Verse ConceptsAnimals, Types OfMiceAccording To Its KindLizardsMolesMany CreaturesKinds Of Living Things

and the gecko, and the crocodile, and the lizard, and the sand reptile, and the chameleon. Verse ConceptsAnimals, Types OfLizards

Concerning all the animals which divide the hoof but do not make a split hoof, or which do not chew cud, they are unclean to you: whoever touches them becomes unclean. Verse ConceptsSanitation, FoodTouching Unclean ThingsCleft HoofsNoting What Animals Eat

Or if a person touches any unclean thing, whether a carcass of an unclean beast or the carcass of unclean cattle or a carcass of unclean swarming things, though it is hidden from him and he is unclean, then he will be guilty. Verse ConceptsLivestockCarcass, Literal UseContaminationIgnorance Of EvilPeople Being PollutedRules About CorpsesGuiltpork

Every first issue of the womb of all flesh, whether man or animal, which they offer to the Lord, shall be yours; nevertheless the firstborn of man you shall surely redeem, and the firstborn of unclean animals you shall redeem. Verse ConceptsFirstbornAnimals, religious role ofWomb

God brings them out of Egypt,
He is for them like the horns of the wild ox.
Verse ConceptsHorns VictoriousWild OxGod Bringing Israel Out Of EgyptUnicornsGuidance And Strength

Moreover, Hushai said, “You know your father and his men, that they are mighty men and they are fierce, like a bear robbed of her cubs in the field. And your father is an expert in warfare, and will not spend the night with the people. Verse ConceptsMiddle AgeBearsBereavementFierce MenReady For War

Then Samson went down to Timnah with his father and mother, and came as far as the vineyards of Timnah; and behold, a young lion came roaring toward him. The Spirit of the LORD came upon him mightily, so that he tore him as one tears a young goat though he had nothing in his hand; but he did not tell his father or mother what he had done.

For the king had at sea the ships of Tarshish with the ships of Hiram; once every three years the ships of Tarshish came bringing gold and silver, ivory and apes and peacocks. Verse ConceptsGoldIvorySilverCommerceThree YearsShips For TradingEvery Three YearsTrade With MetalsPetssailing

"Do you give the horse his might? Do you clothe his neck with a mane? "Do you make him leap like the locust? His majestic snorting is terrible. "He paws in the valley, and rejoices in his strength; He goes out to meet the weapons. read more.
"He laughs at fear and is not dismayed; And he does not turn back from the sword. "The quiver rattles against him, The flashing spear and javelin. "With shaking and rage he races over the ground, And he does not stand still at the voice of the trumpet. "As often as the trumpet sounds he says, 'Aha!' And he scents the battle from afar, And the thunder of the captains and the war cry.

“Behold now, Behemoth, which I made as well as you;
He eats grass like an ox.
Verse ConceptsCreation, Origin OfGrassAnimals EatingDinosaursmuscles


“The path no bird of prey knows,
Nor has the falcon’s eye caught sight of it.
Verse ConceptsVulturesFalconsUnknown ThingsBirds

The tree snake will make its nest and lay eggs there,
And it will hatch and gather them under its protection.
Yes, the hawks will be gathered there,
Every one with its kind.
Verse ConceptsNestsWingsVulturesFalcons

‘These, moreover, you shall detest among the birds; they are abhorrent, not to be eaten: the eagle and the vulture and the buzzard, Verse ConceptsAbominationsEaglesBirds, Types Of BirdsVulturesForbidden FoodHating UncleannessBirdsfitness

and the little owl and the cormorant and the great owl, Verse ConceptsBirds, Types Of BirdsOwls

and the little owl and the cormorant and the great owl, Verse ConceptsBirds, Types Of BirdsOwls

But pelican and hedgehog will possess it,
And owl and raven will dwell in it;
And He will stretch over it the line of desolation
And the plumb line of emptiness.
Verse ConceptsChaosRavensPlumb LineCrowsOwlsPelicansHedgehogsDwellings Of CreaturesOther Dwellings Of CreaturesChaos As Judgment

and the stork, the heron in its kinds, and the hoopoe, and the bat. Verse ConceptsBirds, Types Of BirdsAccording To Its KindBatsHeronsKinds Of Living Thingspoop

Where the birds build their nests,
And the stork, whose home is the fir trees.
Verse ConceptsNestsBirds, Types Of BirdsBirds

and the white owl and the pelican and the carrion vulture, Verse ConceptsWhiteVulturesOwlsPelicans

I resemble a pelican of the wilderness;
I have become like an owl of the waste places.
Verse ConceptsArchaeologyBirds, Types Of BirdsOwlsPelicans

In that day men will cast away to the moles and the bats
Their idols of silver and their idols of gold,
Which they made for themselves to worship,
Verse ConceptsGoldThrowing AwayAnimals, Types OfBatsMolesAbandoning Idols

and the stork, the heron in its kinds, and the hoopoe, and the bat. Verse ConceptsBirds, Types Of BirdsAccording To Its KindBatsHeronsKinds Of Living Thingspoop

But pelican and hedgehog will possess it,
And owl and raven will dwell in it;
And He will stretch over it the line of desolation
And the plumb line of emptiness.
Verse ConceptsChaosRavensPlumb LineCrowsOwlsPelicansHedgehogsDwellings Of CreaturesOther Dwellings Of CreaturesChaos As Judgment

“I will also make it a possession for the hedgehog and swamps of water, and I will sweep it with the broom of destruction,” declares the Lord of hosts. Verse ConceptsAnimals, Types OfPoolsThreateningsHedgehogsSweepingdistractions

‘These, moreover, you shall detest among the birds; they are abhorrent, not to be eaten: the eagle and the vulture and the buzzard, Verse ConceptsAbominationsEaglesBirds, Types Of BirdsVulturesForbidden FoodHating UncleannessBirdsfitness

“Is it at your command that the eagle mounts up
And makes his nest on high?
Verse ConceptsNestsCommands, in OTBirds, Types Of BirdsEaglessoaring

“Who prepares for the raven its nourishment
When its young cry to God
And wander about without food?
Verse ConceptsRavensGod, The ProviderBirds, Features OfBirds, Types Of BirdsGod's ProvisionAnimals, God's Care OfGod Feeds All The Earthwandering


and the little owl and the cormorant and the great owl, Verse ConceptsBirds, Types Of BirdsOwls

“Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars,
Stretching his wings toward the south?
Verse ConceptsSouthBirds, Types Of BirdsHawksFacing SouthFalconsflyingsoaring


“I have become a brother to jackals
And a companion of ostriches.
Verse ConceptsBirds, Types Of BirdsOstricheslonliness

For the king had at sea the ships of Tarshish with the ships of Hiram; once every three years the ships of Tarshish came bringing gold and silver, ivory and apes and peacocks. Verse ConceptsGoldIvorySilverCommerceThree YearsShips For TradingEvery Three YearsTrade With MetalsPetssailing

“The ostriches’ wings flap joyously
With the pinion and plumage of love,
Verse ConceptsJoy, And Human ExperienceWingsWings Of BirdsFeathersOstriches

“The ostriches’ wings flap joyously
With the pinion and plumage of love,
Verse ConceptsJoy, And Human ExperienceWingsWings Of BirdsFeathersOstriches

“When she lifts herself on high,
She laughs at the horse and his rider.
Verse ConceptsLaughterSpeed

and the red kite, the falcon, and the kite in their kinds, Verse ConceptsBirds, Types Of BirdsVulturesFalconsKinds Of Living Things

‘These, moreover, you shall detest among the birds; they are abhorrent, not to be eaten: the eagle and the vulture and the buzzard, Verse ConceptsAbominationsEaglesBirds, Types Of BirdsVulturesForbidden FoodHating UncleannessBirdsfitness

and the little owl and the cormorant and the great owl, Verse ConceptsBirds, Types Of BirdsOwls

and the white owl and the pelican and the carrion vulture, Verse ConceptsWhiteVulturesOwlsPelicans

and the little owl and the cormorant and the great owl, Verse ConceptsBirds, Types Of BirdsOwls

and the stork, the heron in its kinds, and the hoopoe, and the bat. Verse ConceptsBirds, Types Of BirdsAccording To Its KindBatsHeronsKinds Of Living Thingspoop

‘These, moreover, you shall detest among the birds; they are abhorrent, not to be eaten: the eagle and the vulture and the buzzard, Verse ConceptsAbominationsEaglesBirds, Types Of BirdsVulturesForbidden FoodHating UncleannessBirdsfitness


and the stork, the heron in its kinds, and the hoopoe, and the bat. Verse ConceptsBirds, Types Of BirdsAccording To Its KindBatsHeronsKinds Of Living Thingspoop


and the white owl and the pelican and the carrion vulture, Verse ConceptsWhiteVulturesOwlsPelicans


Nevertheless, you are not to eat of these, among those which chew the cud, or among those which divide the hoof: the camel, for though it chews cud, it does not divide the hoof, it is unclean to you. Verse ConceptsCamelsUnclean SpiritsCleft HoofsNoting What Animals EatUnclean Animals

Nevertheless, you are not to eat of these among those which chew the cud, or among those that divide the hoof in two: the camel and the rabbit and the shaphan, for though they chew the cud, they do not divide the hoof; they are unclean for you. Verse ConceptsBadgersAnimals, Types OfUnclean SpiritsRock BadgerUnclean Animals



Or if a person touches any unclean thing, whether a carcass of an unclean beast or the carcass of unclean cattle or a carcass of unclean swarming things, though it is hidden from him and he is unclean, then he will be guilty. Verse ConceptsLivestockCarcass, Literal UseContaminationIgnorance Of EvilPeople Being PollutedRules About CorpsesGuiltpork

‘All the winged insects that walk on all fours are detestable to you. Verse ConceptsAbominationsClean And UncleanGod Hating Thingsbugs

'Now these are to you the unclean among the swarming things which swarm on the earth: the mole, and the mouse, and the great lizard in its kinds, and the gecko, and the crocodile, and the lizard, and the sand reptile, and the chameleon. 'These are to you the unclean among all the swarming things; whoever touches them when they are dead becomes unclean until evening. read more.
'Also anything on which one of them may fall when they are dead becomes unclean, including any wooden article, or clothing, or a skin, or a sack--any article of which use is made--it shall be put in the water and be unclean until evening, then it becomes clean. 'As for any earthenware vessel into which one of them may fall, whatever is in it becomes unclean and you shall break the vessel. 'Any of the food which may be eaten, on which water comes, shall become unclean, and any liquid which may be drunk in every vessel shall become unclean. 'Everything, moreover, on which part of their carcass may fall becomes unclean; an oven or a stove shall be smashed; they are unclean and shall continue as unclean to you. 'Nevertheless a spring or a cistern collecting water shall be clean, though the one who touches their carcass shall be unclean. 'If a part of their carcass falls on any seed for sowing which is to be sown, it is clean. 'Though if water is put on the seed and a part of their carcass falls on it, it is unclean to you. 'Also if one of the animals dies which you have for food, the one who touches its carcass becomes unclean until evening. 'He too, who eats some of its carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening, and the one who picks up its carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening. 'Now every swarming thing that swarms on the earth is detestable, not to be eaten. 'Whatever crawls on its belly, and whatever walks on all fours, whatever has many feet, in respect to every swarming thing that swarms on the earth, you shall not eat them, for they are detestable. 'Do not render yourselves detestable through any of the swarming things that swarm; and you shall not make yourselves unclean with them so that you become unclean. 'For I am the LORD your God Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am holy. And you shall not make yourselves unclean with any of the swarming things that swarm on the earth.

And all the teeming life with wings are unclean to you; they shall not be eaten. Verse ConceptsInsectsClean And Uncleanbugs

and longing to be fed with the crumbs which were falling from the rich man’s table; besides, even the dogs were coming and licking his sores. Verse ConceptsdogsTablesTongueCrumbsSeeking FoodRemaining FoodPetsAbscessFeeding The Poorlazarus

It has happened to them according to the true proverb, “A dog returns to its own vomit,” and, “A sow, after washing, returns to wallowing in the mire.” Verse ConceptsdogsWicked Described AsDegradationSwinePigsUnclean SpiritsOld SayingsUnclean AnimalsBacksliderspork

‘These, moreover, you shall detest among the birds; they are abhorrent, not to be eaten: the eagle and the vulture and the buzzard, Verse ConceptsAbominationsEaglesBirds, Types Of BirdsVulturesForbidden FoodHating UncleannessBirdsfitness

But these are the ones which you shall not eat: the eagle and the vulture and the buzzard, Verse ConceptsEaglesVultures


and the ostrich, the owl, the sea gull, and the hawk in their kinds, Verse ConceptsHornsHawksFalconsOstrichesOwlsSeagullsKinds Of Living Things

“Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars,
Stretching his wings toward the south?
Verse ConceptsSouthBirds, Types Of BirdsHawksFacing SouthFalconsflyingsoaring

the little owl, the great owl, the white owl, Verse ConceptsOwls

and the ostrich and the owl and the sea gull and the hawk in its kind, and the little owl and the cormorant and the great owl,


Nevertheless, you are not to eat of these, among those which chew the cud, or among those which divide the hoof: the camel, for though it chews cud, it does not divide the hoof, it is unclean to you. Verse ConceptsCamelsUnclean SpiritsCleft HoofsNoting What Animals EatUnclean Animals



But Peter said, “By no means, Lord, for I have never eaten anything unholy and unclean.” Verse ConceptsHoliness,  Worldly SeparationUnclean SpiritsFar Be It!Forbidden FoodLack Of HolinessDefilementEating Meatporkbugspeter

You shall not eat any detestable thing. Verse ConceptsPurity, Nature OfDisgustEating Forbidden Food

but anything that does not have fins and scales you shall not eat; it is unclean for you. Verse ConceptsUnclean SpiritsUnclean AnimalsFish

She should not eat anything that comes from the vine nor drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing; let her observe all that I commanded.” Verse ConceptsStrong DrinkPollution ForbiddenDrinking No WineAlcoholic Beverages

"You shall not eat any detestable thing. "These are the animals which you may eat: the ox, the sheep, the goat, the deer, the gazelle, the roebuck, the wild goat, the ibex, the antelope and the mountain sheep. read more.
"Any animal that divides the hoof and has the hoof split in two and chews the cud, among the animals, that you may eat. "Nevertheless, you are not to eat of these among those which chew the cud, or among those that divide the hoof in two: the camel and the rabbit and the shaphan, for though they chew the cud, they do not divide the hoof; they are unclean for you. "The pig, because it divides the hoof but does not chew the cud, it is unclean for you. You shall not eat any of their flesh nor touch their carcasses. "These you may eat of all that are in water: anything that has fins and scales you may eat, but anything that does not have fins and scales you shall not eat; it is unclean for you. "You may eat any clean bird. "But these are the ones which you shall not eat: the eagle and the vulture and the buzzard, and the red kite, the falcon, and the kite in their kinds, and every raven in its kind, and the ostrich, the owl, the sea gull, and the hawk in their kinds, the little owl, the great owl, the white owl, the pelican, the carrion vulture, the cormorant, the stork, and the heron in their kinds, and the hoopoe and the bat. "And all the teeming life with wings are unclean to you; they shall not be eaten. "You may eat any clean bird.