AlpacaBanger (pork sausage)BearBoarCamelCat, feline (all species)Dog, canine (all species)DonkeyFrogGammon (cured ham)

Ham (dried or smoked pig meat)HareHogHorseLard (rendered pig fat)LizardLlamaMoleMouseMuleOpossumPeccary

Pepperoni (a pork sausage)Porcine (of pig/swine origin)Pork (pig meat)Prosciutto (dry-cured ham)RaccoonRabbitRatSableSnakeSquirrel

GazelleGemsbokGerenukGira�eGoat (all species)GoralHartHartebeestHirolaIbexImpalaKafue lechweKuduKlipspringerLambMarkhorMoose

AddaxAntelopeBeef (meat of domestic cattle)Bison (or bu�alo)BlackbuckBlesbokBongoBovine (of the cattle species, including bison, ox and elk)Bu�alo (or bison)BushbuckCaribouDeer (all species)Dik-dikElandElk

MuntjacMusk ox   Mutton (meat of older sheep)NilgaiNyalaOkapiOribiOryxOx PronghornReedbuckReindeerSheep (all species)Sitatunga

CLEANA N I M A L S

UNCLEANA N I M A L S

Leviticus 11:3; Deuteronomy 14:4-6

cloven hooves

chews the cud

Swine (pig)TurtleZebra

All rodents, reptiles and amphibians

All insects are unclean, except for locusts, crickets and grasshoppers

Springbok SteenbokTakinTopiTsessebeUrialVeal (young beef)WaterbuckWildebeestYak

(Milk from these animals is also clean) (Milk from these animals is also unclean)

Leviticus 11:4-8, 20-23, 26-27, 29-31Leviticus 11:3; Deuteronomy 14:4-6

UNCLEANB I R D S

Leviticus 11:13-19(Eggs of these birds are also unclean)

All birds of prey (raptors) including: BuzzardCondorEagleFalconKiteHawkOspreyOwlVulture

Other birds including: Albatross BatBittern CormorantCraneCrow (and all other corvids)CuckooEgretFlamingo

GledeGrosbeakGullHeronLapwingLoonMagpieMartinOssifrageOstrichParrotPelican

(Eggs of these birds are also clean)

ChickenDoveDuckGooseGrouseGuinea fowlPartridgePeafowl (peacock)PheasantPigeon

Prairie chickenPtarmiganQuailSage grouse (sagehen)Sparrow (and all other songbirds; but not those of the corvid family)Swan (the KJV translation of “swan” is a mistranslation)Teal Turkey

CLEANB I R D S

PenguinPloverRavenRoadrunnerStorkSwallowSwi�Water henWoodpecker

Leviticus 11:13-19

God expects all who desire to have a relationship with Him to live holy lives (Exodus 19:6; 1 Peter 1:15). The Bible says following God’s instructions regarding the meat we eat is one aspect of living a holy life (Leviticus 11:44-47).

Here is a summation of the clean (acceptable to eat) and unclean (not acceptable to eat) animals found in Leviticus 11 and Deuteronomy 14.

For further explanation, see the LifeHopeandTruth.com article “Clean and Unclean Animals.”

Albacore AnchovyBarracudaBass (all species, fresh and saltwater)Black�shBluebackBlue�shBluegillBone�shBonito Bow�nBream (and Ray’s bream)Bu�alo �shButter�shCarp (all species)Caviar (�sh eggs— clean only if from a clean �sh)ChinookChub (all species)Cod (all species)CohoCrappieCrevalleCroakerDarterDolphin�sh (not the mammal of same name)

Drum (all species)Flounder (all species)Frost �sh (ice�sh, smelt)GobyGold�shGraylingGrouperGrunionGruntHaddockHakeHalibutHardtail (blue runner)Herring (all species)Horse mackerel Jack �sh (all species except leatherjack)King�shMackerel (all species)MahimahiMenhadenMilk�shMullet (all species)MuskellungeOrange roughy

Perch (all species)PickerelPig�shPike (all species)Pilchard (sardine)PollackPompanoPorgy (scup)RobaloRed�nRed�shRed snapperRock�shRoe (�sh eggs or caviar—clean only if from a clean �sh)Salmon (all species)SardineSaugerScupSea bassSergeant �shSea troutSeer �sh

Leviticus 11:9; Deuteronomy 14:9

CLEANF I S H

ShadSheepsheadSilver hakeSilversideSmeltSnapper (all species)SnookSoleSteelhead trout or salmonSuckerSun�shTarponTilapiaTrout (all species)Tuna (all species)Turbot (most species except European turbot)WalleyeWeak�shWhite�shWhiting

UNCLEANS E A C R E A T U R E S

Leviticus 11:10-12

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Abalone (type of mollusk)Basa �sh (type of cat�sh)Beluga sturgeon (known for its caviar)Blow�shBullhead (type of cat�sh)Calamari (squid)Cat�sh (all species)Caviar (�sh eggs— unclean when from an unclean �sh)Clam (and clam juice)Crab

CrawdadCray�shCuttle�shDolphin (porpoise)EelEscargot (snail)Jelly�shLimpetLobsterMolluskMusselOctopusOysterPaddle�sh (spoonbill)

Prawn (shrimplike crustacean)Pu�er �shScallopSculpinSealSea urchinSharkShell�sh (all shell�sh)ShrimpSnail (escargot)SquidStickleback

SturgeonSwai Sword�sh (has scales when young but loses them by adulthood)Tra (type of cat�sh)WalrusWhale