Bible Verses

 You may not eat the camel, because although it chews the cud, it does not have divided hooves;

You may eat any animal that has divided hooves, split into two parts, and that also chews the cud.

 “Speak to the people of Israel and say: Of all the animals on earth, these are the animals you may eat.

Law Concerning Animals Pure and Impure Animals The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron and said to them:

And when Moses heard this, he was satisfied.

Aaron said to Moses: “They have offered their sacrifice for sin and their burnt offering before the Lord on this day of mourning. If I had eaten the goat offered in sacrifice for sin today, would that have seemed good to the Lord?”

Since its blood was not taken inside the Sanctuary, you should have eaten its flesh there, as I commanded you.”

 “Why,” he asked, “did you not eat this goat in the holy place? For it is a most holy thing given to you to bear and take away the community’s fault.

Case of Conscience Then Moses inquired about the goat offered as a sin offering and discovered that they had burned it. He was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s two remaining sons.