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Encyclopedia > Clean animals

The Clean animals are listed in the book of Leviticus in the Torah. Many animals in the passage that are clean have the characteristic of having divided hoofs (feet) and also chew their cud (food) for it to be regurgitated. In the case in fish, scales and fins are present. If they do not have either one of them, they can be considered as an unclean animal.

Contents

List of clean animals

Bible

This contains a list of clean animals that are specially mentioned from the Chapter 11 in the book of Leviticus (Old Testament) in the Bible. See the bible on Wikisource.



Expanded list

This list contains animals that are not specified in the Bible, but from the characteristics mentioned in the passage (Letvicus 11:1-47) in the Bible is considered to be clean.



See also

Further reading

  • Leviticus Chapter 11 Verses 1-47

External links

  • List of clean and unclean animals (http://www.ucg.org/booklets/CU/bibledesignate.htm)





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