Thematic Bible: Unclean


Thematic Bible



Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, These are the animals which you shall eat among all the animals that are in the earth. Whatever divides the hoof, and is cloven-footed, chewing the cud, among the animals, that you shall eat.

even every living thing which divides the hoof, and is not cloven-footed, nor chews the cud, they are unclean to you. Everyone that touches them shall be unclean. Verse ConceptsSanitation, FoodTouching Unclean ThingsCleft HoofsNoting What Animals Eat

Only, you shall not eat these of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: the camel, for he chews the cud but does not divide the hoof; he is unclean to you. And the rock badger, because he chews the cud, but does not divide the hoof; he is unclean to you. And the hare, because he chews the cud but does not divide the hoof; he is unclean to you. read more.
And the swine, though he divides the hoof and is cloven-footed, yet he does not chew the cud; he is unclean to you. You shall not eat of their flesh, and you shall not touch their dead body. They are unclean to you.

Turn and pull up stakes, and enter the hill-country of the Amorites, and to all its neighboring places, in the Arabah in the hill-country, and in the low country, and in the south, and in the shore of the sea, the land of the Canaanites and of Lebanon, to the great river, the river Euphrates. Behold, I have set before you the land; go in and possess the land which Jehovah has sworn to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give to them and to their seed after them.

And the hare, because he chews the cud but does not divide the hoof; he is unclean to you. Verse ConceptsUnclean SpiritsCleft HoofsNoting What Animals EatUnclean Animals

But these you shall not eat, of those which chew the cud, or of those that divide the cloven hoof: the camel, and the hare, and the rock badger, for they chew the cud, but do not divide the hoof. They are unclean to you. Verse ConceptsBadgersAnimals, Types OfUnclean SpiritsRock BadgerUnclean Animals

They shall fall by the sword; they shall be a serving for jackals.

Feed me with raisin cakes, comfort me with apples, for I am sick with love. Verse ConceptsLove Towards Christ, The Nature Of

Only, you shall not eat these of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: the camel, for he chews the cud but does not divide the hoof; he is unclean to you. Verse ConceptsCamelsUnclean SpiritsCleft HoofsNoting What Animals EatUnclean Animals

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

Those who sanctify themselves, and purify themselves to go into the gardens, behind one tree in the middle, eating swine's flesh, and the hateful thing, and the mouse, will be cut off together, says Jehovah. Verse ConceptsAbominationsGarden, NaturalAbominations, Ceremonial MattersMiceSwineAbstaining From MeatsDesecrationPeople EndedForbidden FoodEating Meatpork

These also shall be unclean to you among the swarming things that swarm on the earth: the weasel, and the mouse, and the great lizard after its kind; Verse ConceptsAnimals, Types OfMiceAccording To Its KindLizardsMolesMany CreaturesKinds Of Living Things

And the servants of Absalom did to Amnon as Absalom had commanded. And all the king's sons arose. And they each got on his mule and fled. Verse ConceptsMulesBackAnimals, Types OfRiding Mules

And every man brought his presents, vessels of silver and vessels of gold, and clothing and armor, and spices, horses and mules, so much year by year. Verse ConceptsMulesGiftsHerbs And SpicesRobesUnceasingAlways Being ActivePeople Giving ClothesAcquiring Horses

And the rock badger, because he chews the cud, but does not divide the hoof; he is unclean to you. Verse ConceptsBadgersAnimals, Types OfUnclean SpiritsCleft HoofsNoting What Animals EatRock BadgerUnclean Animals

The high hills are for the wild goats, and the rocks are a refuge for the badgers. Verse ConceptsBadgersWild GoatRock Badger

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

In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made for him to worship, to the moles and to the bats; Verse ConceptsGoldThrowing AwayAnimals, Types OfBatsMolesAbandoning Idols

And the swine, though he divides the hoof and is cloven-footed, yet he does not chew the cud; he is unclean to you. Verse ConceptsSwineAbstaining From MeatsPigsUnclean SpiritsCleft HoofsNoting What Animals EatUnclean Animalspork

Those who sanctify themselves, and purify themselves to go into the gardens, behind one tree in the middle, eating swine's flesh, and the hateful thing, and the mouse, will be cut off together, says Jehovah. Verse ConceptsAbominationsGarden, NaturalAbominations, Ceremonial MattersMiceSwineAbstaining From MeatsDesecrationPeople EndedForbidden FoodEating Meatpork

and rams' skins dyed red, and dugong skins, and acacia-wood, Verse ConceptsRamsAnimals, Types OfDyeingAnimal SkinsRed Material

I also clothed you with embroidered work, and I shod you with dugong sandals. And I wrapped you in fine linen, and I covered you with silk. Verse ConceptsBarefeetCoveringBadgersClothembroideryLinenSandalsShoesAnimal SkinsGod Clothing PeopleThe Brides Wedding Dressroyalty

And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son. And he split the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up 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 across from you. And immediately you will find an ass tied, 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 mules, to the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge. Verse ConceptsGrainFeeding Animals

And he wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus and sealed it with the king's ring. And he sent letters by riders on horseback, riders on royal steeds, stallions, even sons of mares. Verse ConceptsMulesSealing The MessageRiding Horses

But he who is a hireling and not the shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and runs away. And the wolf catches them and scatters the sheep. Verse ConceptsSatan, Compared With AnimalsUnfaithful MinistersScattered Like SheepMen Similar To AnimalsWolvesPeople Abandoning People

Benjamin is a wolf that tears in pieces. In the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil. Verse ConceptsWolvesIn The MorningDividing PlunderFierce Men

And you shall be holy men to Me. Neither shall you eat flesh torn by beasts 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 account of your stewardship, for you may no longer be steward. Verse ConceptsOthers SummoningPropertyaccounting

Does the wild ass bray when he has grass? Or does the ox low over his fodder? Verse ConceptsGrassWild DonkeysNeighing And BrayingWisdomlegacy

Who has sent out the wild ass free? Or who has loosed the bands of the wild ass, to whom I have assigned the wilderness for its home, and the salt land for its dwellings? He scorns the turmoil of the city; he does not hear the driver's shouts. read more.
He seeks out mountains for his pasture, and he searches after every green thing.

Come with Me from Lebanon, My spouse; with Me from Lebanon. Look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions' dens, from the mountains of the leopards. Verse ConceptsLeopard

And if it is any unclean animal, of which they do not offer a sacrifice to Jehovah, then he shall present the animal before the priest.

These also shall be unclean to you among the swarming things that swarm on the earth: the weasel, and the mouse, and the great lizard after its kind; Verse ConceptsAnimals, Types OfMiceAccording To Its KindLizardsMolesMany CreaturesKinds Of Living Things

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

even every living thing which divides the hoof, and is not cloven-footed, nor chews the cud, they are unclean to you. Everyone that touches them shall be unclean. Verse ConceptsSanitation, FoodTouching Unclean ThingsCleft HoofsNoting What Animals Eat

Or if a soul touches any unclean thing, whether a dead body of an unclean beast, or a dead body of unclean cattle, or the dead body of unclean swarming things, and if it is hidden from him that he is unclean and guilty-- Verse ConceptsLivestockCarcass, Literal UseContaminationIgnorance Of EvilPeople Being PollutedRules About CorpsesGuiltpork

Everything that opens the womb in all flesh, which they bring to Jehovah, of men or animals, shall be yours. Nevertheless, the first-born of man you shall surely redeem, and the first-born of unclean animals you shall redeem. Verse ConceptsFirstbornAnimals, religious role ofWomb

God brought them out of Egypt. He has, as it were, the strength of an ox. Verse ConceptsHorns VictoriousWild OxGod Bringing Israel Out Of EgyptUnicornsGuidance And Strength

For, Hushai said, you know your father and his men, that they are mighty men, and they are bitter of soul, like a bear robbed of her cubs in the field. And your father is a man of war, and will not stay the night with the people. Verse ConceptsMiddle AgeBearsBereavementFierce MenReady For War

And Samson and his father and his mother went down to Timnath. And they came to the vineyards of Timnath. And, behold, a young lion roared to meet him. And the Spirit of Jehovah came mightily upon him, and he tore it as he would have torn a kid; and nothing was in his hand. But he did not tell his father or his mother what he had done.

For the king had at sea a navy of Tarshish with the navy of Hiram. Once in three years the navy of Tarshish came bringing gold and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks. Verse ConceptsGoldIvorySilverCommerceThree YearsShips For TradingEvery Three YearsTrade With MetalsPetssailing

Have you given the horse strength? Have you clothed his neck with a mane? Can you make him leap like a locust? The glory of his snorting is terrifying. He paws in the valley, and rejoices in his strength; he goes on to meet the weapons. read more.
He mocks at fear, and is not terrified; and he does not turn back from the sword. The quiver rattles against him, the glittering spear and the shield. He swallows the ground with quivering and rage; and he does not stand still at the sound of the trumpet. When the trumpet sounds, he says, Aha! And he smells the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.

Now behold behemoth, which I made along with you; he eats grass like an ox; Verse ConceptsCreation, Origin OfGrassAnimals EatingDinosaursmuscles

and the kite, and the falcon, according to its kind; Verse ConceptsVulturesAccording To Its KindFalconsKinds Of Living Things

There is a path which no bird knows, nor has the vulture's eye caught sight of it; Verse ConceptsVulturesFalconsUnknown ThingsBirds

There the snake shall nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather under her shadow; there shall the vultures also be gathered, every one with her mate. Verse ConceptsNestsWingsVulturesFalcons

And you shall have these in abomination among the fowls. They shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the black vulture, and the bearded vulture, Verse ConceptsAbominationsEaglesBirds, Types Of BirdsVulturesForbidden FoodHating UncleannessBirdsfitness

and the little owl, and the cormorant, and the eared owl; Verse ConceptsBirds, Types Of BirdsOwls

and the little owl, and the cormorant, and the eared owl; Verse ConceptsBirds, Types Of BirdsOwls

But the pelican and the bittern shall possess it; the owl also, and the raven, shall dwell in it. And He shall stretch out on it the line of shame, and the stones of emptiness. Verse ConceptsChaosRavensPlumb LineCrowsOwlsPelicansHedgehogsDwellings Of CreaturesOther Dwellings Of CreaturesChaos As Judgment

and the stork, the heron according to its kind, and the hoopoe, and the bat. Verse ConceptsBirds, Types Of BirdsAccording To Its KindBatsHeronsKinds Of Living Thingspoop

where the birds make their nests; the fir trees are the house of the stork. Verse ConceptsNestsBirds, Types Of BirdsBirds

and the barn owl, and the pelican, and the owl-vulture; Verse ConceptsWhiteVulturesOwlsPelicans

I am like a pelican of the wilderness; I am like an owl of the desert. Verse ConceptsArchaeologyBirds, Types Of BirdsOwlsPelicans

In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made for him to worship, to the moles and to the bats; Verse ConceptsGoldThrowing AwayAnimals, Types OfBatsMolesAbandoning Idols

and the stork, the heron according to its kind, and the hoopoe, and the bat. Verse ConceptsBirds, Types Of BirdsAccording To Its KindBatsHeronsKinds Of Living Thingspoop

But the pelican and the bittern shall possess it; the owl also, and the raven, shall dwell in it. And He shall stretch out on it the line of shame, and the stones of emptiness. Verse ConceptsChaosRavensPlumb LineCrowsOwlsPelicansHedgehogsDwellings Of CreaturesOther Dwellings Of CreaturesChaos As Judgment

I will also make it a possession of the hedgehog, and pools of water; and I will sweep it with the broom of ruin, says Jehovah of Hosts. Verse ConceptsAnimals, Types OfPoolsThreateningsHedgehogsSweepingdistractions

And you shall have these in abomination among the fowls. They shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the black vulture, and the bearded vulture, Verse ConceptsAbominationsEaglesBirds, Types Of BirdsVulturesForbidden FoodHating UncleannessBirdsfitness

Does the eagle mount up at your command and make his nest on high? Verse ConceptsNestsCommands, in OTBirds, Types Of BirdsEaglessoaring

Who provides food for the raven, when its young ones 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 eared owl; Verse ConceptsBirds, Types Of BirdsOwls

Does the hawk soar by your understanding? Will he spread his wings toward the south? Verse ConceptsSouthBirds, Types Of BirdsHawksFacing SouthFalconsflyingsoaring

and the ostrich, and the great owl, and the gull, and small hawks, according to its kind, Verse ConceptsHornsBirds, Types Of BirdsHawksOwlsAccording To Its KindFalconsOstrichesSeagullsKinds Of Living Things

I am a brother to jackals, and a companion to daughters of the ostrich. Verse ConceptsBirds, Types Of BirdsOstricheslonliness

For the king had at sea a navy of Tarshish with the navy of Hiram. Once in three years the navy of Tarshish came bringing gold and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks. Verse ConceptsGoldIvorySilverCommerceThree YearsShips For TradingEvery Three YearsTrade With MetalsPetssailing

The wing of the ostrich beats joyously; though not like the stork's pinions for flight. Verse ConceptsJoy, And Human ExperienceWingsWings Of BirdsFeathersOstriches

The wing of the ostrich beats joyously; though not like the stork's pinions for flight. Verse ConceptsJoy, And Human ExperienceWingsWings Of BirdsFeathersOstriches

At the time she lifts herself up on high, she scorns the horse and its rider. Verse ConceptsLaughterSpeed

and the hawk, and the falcon, and the vulture after its kind, Verse ConceptsBirds, Types Of BirdsVulturesFalconsKinds Of Living Things

And you shall have these in abomination among the fowls. They shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the black vulture, and the bearded vulture, Verse ConceptsAbominationsEaglesBirds, Types Of BirdsVulturesForbidden FoodHating UncleannessBirdsfitness

and the little owl, and the cormorant, and the eared owl; Verse ConceptsBirds, Types Of BirdsOwls

and the barn owl, and the pelican, and the owl-vulture; Verse ConceptsWhiteVulturesOwlsPelicans

and the little owl, and the cormorant, and the eared owl; Verse ConceptsBirds, Types Of BirdsOwls

and the stork, the heron according to its kind, and the hoopoe, and the bat. Verse ConceptsBirds, Types Of BirdsAccording To Its KindBatsHeronsKinds Of Living Thingspoop

And you shall have these in abomination among the fowls. They shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the black vulture, and the bearded vulture, Verse ConceptsAbominationsEaglesBirds, Types Of BirdsVulturesForbidden FoodHating UncleannessBirdsfitness

and the ostrich, and the great owl, and the gull, and small hawks, according to its kind, Verse ConceptsHornsBirds, Types Of BirdsHawksOwlsAccording To Its KindFalconsOstrichesSeagullsKinds Of Living Things

and the stork, the heron according to its kind, and the hoopoe, and the bat. Verse ConceptsBirds, Types Of BirdsAccording To Its KindBatsHeronsKinds Of Living Thingspoop

and the kite, and the falcon, according to its kind; Verse ConceptsVulturesAccording To Its KindFalconsKinds Of Living Things

and the barn owl, and the pelican, and the owl-vulture; Verse ConceptsWhiteVulturesOwlsPelicans

and the ostrich, and the great owl, and the gull, and small hawks, according to its kind, Verse ConceptsHornsBirds, Types Of BirdsHawksOwlsAccording To Its KindFalconsOstrichesSeagullsKinds Of Living Things

Only, you shall not eat these of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: the camel, for he chews the cud but does not divide the hoof; he is unclean to you. Verse ConceptsCamelsUnclean SpiritsCleft HoofsNoting What Animals EatUnclean Animals

But these you shall not eat, of those which chew the cud, or of those that divide the cloven hoof: the camel, and the hare, and the rock badger, for they chew the cud, but do not divide the hoof. They are unclean to you. Verse ConceptsBadgersAnimals, Types OfUnclean SpiritsRock BadgerUnclean Animals



Or if a soul touches any unclean thing, whether a dead body of an unclean beast, or a dead body of unclean cattle, or the dead body of unclean swarming things, and if it is hidden from him that he is unclean and guilty-- Verse ConceptsLivestockCarcass, Literal UseContaminationIgnorance Of EvilPeople Being PollutedRules About CorpsesGuiltpork

Every flying swarming creature going on all four, it is an abomination to you. Verse ConceptsAbominationsClean And UncleanGod Hating Thingsbugs

These also shall be unclean to you among the swarming things that swarm on the earth: the weasel, and the mouse, and the great lizard after its kind; and the gecko, and the monitor, and the lizard, and the sand lizard, and chameleon. These are unclean to you among all that swarm. Whoever touches them when they are dead shall be unclean until the evening. read more.
And whatever shall fall on any of them when they are dead, shall be unclean, whether any vessel of wood, or clothing, or skin, or sack; whatever vessel in which work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean to the evening. So it shall be cleaned. And every earthen vessel in which any of them falls, whatever is in it shall be unclean. And you shall break it. Of all food which may be eaten, that on which such water comes shall be unclean. And all drink that may be drunk in every such vessel shall be unclean. And every thing on which any part of their dead body falls shall be unclean; whether it is the oven, or ranges for pots, they shall be broken down. They are unclean, and shall be unclean to you. But a fountain or pit, with a collection of water, shall be clean. But that which touches their dead body shall be unclean. And if any of their dead body falls on any sowing seed which is to be sown, it shall be clean. But if any water is put on the seed, and any part of the dead body falls on it, it shall be unclean to you. And if any animal among those you may eat dies, he that touches its dead body shall be unclean until the evening. And he that eats of its dead body shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening. He also that carries its body shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening. And every swarming thing that swarms on the earth shall be an abomination. It shall not be eaten. Anything going on its belly, and any going on all four, and all having many feet, even every swarming thing that swarms on the earth, you shall not eat them. For they are an abomination. You shall not defile yourselves with any swarming thing that swarms, neither shall you make yourselves unclean with them, so that you should be defiled by them. For I am Jehovah your God, and you shall sanctify yourselves, and you shall be holy, for I am holy. Neither shall you defile yourselves with any kind of swarming thing that swarms on the earth.

And every creeping thing that flies is unclean to you. They shall not be eaten. Verse ConceptsInsectsClean And Uncleanbugs

and desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table. But even the dogs came and licked his sores. Verse ConceptsdogsTablesTongueCrumbsSeeking FoodRemaining FoodPetsAbscessFeeding The Poorlazarus

But the word of the true proverb has happened to them: The dog turning to his own vomit; and, The washed sow to wallowing in the mire. Verse ConceptsdogsWicked Described AsDegradationSwinePigsUnclean SpiritsOld SayingsUnclean AnimalsBacksliderspork

And you shall have these in abomination among the fowls. They shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the black vulture, and the bearded vulture, Verse ConceptsAbominationsEaglesBirds, Types Of BirdsVulturesForbidden FoodHating UncleannessBirdsfitness

But you shall not eat of these: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the osprey, Verse ConceptsEaglesVultures

and the ostrich, and the great owl, and the gull, and small hawks, according to its kind, Verse ConceptsHornsBirds, Types Of BirdsHawksOwlsAccording To Its KindFalconsOstrichesSeagullsKinds Of Living Things

and the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckoo, and the hawk after its kind, Verse ConceptsHornsHawksFalconsOstrichesOwlsSeagullsKinds Of Living Things

Does the hawk soar by your understanding? Will he spread his wings toward the south? Verse ConceptsSouthBirds, Types Of BirdsHawksFacing SouthFalconsflyingsoaring

the little owl, and the great owl, and the swan, Verse ConceptsOwls

and the ostrich, and the great owl, and the gull, and small hawks, according to its kind, and the little owl, and the cormorant, and the eared owl;

And now, please take heed, and do not drink wine nor strong drink, and do not eat any unclean thing. Verse ConceptsAbstinence as a disciplineAbstinenceAlcoholStrong DrinkPollution ForbiddenDrinking No WineAlcoholic BeveragesAlcoholicsbeeralcoholism

Only, you shall not eat these of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: the camel, for he chews the cud but does not divide the hoof; he is unclean to you. Verse ConceptsCamelsUnclean SpiritsCleft HoofsNoting What Animals EatUnclean Animals



But Peter said, Not so, Lord, for I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean. Verse ConceptsHoliness,  Worldly SeparationUnclean SpiritsFar Be It!Forbidden FoodLack Of HolinessDefilementEating Meatporkbugspeter


And whatever does not have fins and scales you shall not eat. It is unclean to you. Verse ConceptsUnclean SpiritsUnclean AnimalsFish

She may not eat of all that comes from the vine, neither let her drink wine nor strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing. Let her do all that I commanded her. Verse ConceptsStrong DrinkPollution ForbiddenDrinking No WineAlcoholic Beverages

You shall not eat any hateful thing. These are the animals which you shall eat: the ox, the sheep, and the goat, the hart, and the gazelle, and the roe deer, and the wild goat, and the mountain goat, and the wild ox, and the mountain-sheep. read more.
And every animal that divides the hoof, and divides it into two hooves, and chews the cud among the animals, that you shall eat. But these you shall not eat, of those which chew the cud, or of those that divide the cloven hoof: the camel, and the hare, and the rock badger, for they chew the cud, but do not divide the hoof. They are unclean to you. And the swine, because it divides the hoof but does not chew the cud; it is unclean to you. You shall not eat of their flesh nor touch their dead body. These you shall eat of all that are in the waters: all that have fins and scales you shall eat. And whatever does not have fins and scales you shall not eat. It is unclean to you. You shall eat all clean birds. But you shall not eat of these: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the osprey, and the hawk, and the falcon, and the vulture after its kind, and every raven after its kind, and the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckoo, and the hawk after its kind, the little owl, and the great owl, and the swan, and the pelican, and the owl, and the cormorant, and the stork, and the heron after its kind, and the hoopoe, and the bat. And every creeping thing that flies is unclean to you. They shall not be eaten. You may eat all clean fowls.