The rock badger, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you. The rabbit, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you. And the pig, though it has a split hoof completely divided, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you.
Additionally,Does the New Testament say that you can eat pork?
The short answer is “yes.” While there are many solid New Testament references that make this very clear, the most astonishing, clear reference that Christians can eat pork is actually in the Old Testament. It’s a clear, bold honest answer hidden in plain sight.
One may also ask,What does it say about eating animals in the Bible?
Leviticus 11:3 You may eat any animal that has a split hoof completely divided and that chews the cud. You may eat any animal that has a divided hoof and that chews the cud. You may eat any animal that has completely split hooves and chews the cud. Whatever parts the hoof and is cloven-footed and chews the cud, among the animals, you may eat.
Furthermore,What does the Bible say about hooved animals?
Every animal with hooves not completely divided or that does not chew the cud is unclean for you. Whoever touches any of them will be unclean. Deuteronomy 14:6 You may eat any animal that has a split hoof divided in two and that chews the cud. Deuteronomy 14:8 as well as the pig; though it has a divided hoof, it does not chew the cud.
Why is pork forbidden in the Bible?
Pork or rare meat was forbidden in the Bible, because for a simple hygienic reasons from long ago times when especially in the South, in hot countries and the desert you had no cooling or a veterinarian who told you the pork was healthy and free of any parasites. But some religions have made an iron law out of it.