Bible Verses About Animals

In response, ADONAI sent poisonous snakes among the people; they bit the people, and many of Isra'el's people died.

The people came to Moshe and said, "We sinned by speaking against ADONAI and against you. Pray to ADONAI that he rid us of these snakes." Moshe prayed for the people,

"You are not to eat anything disgusting.

The animals which you may eat are: ox, sheep, goat,

deer, gazelle, roebuck, ibex, antelope, oryx and mountain sheep.

Any animal that has a separate hoof that is completely divided and also chews the cud, these animals you may eat.

But you are not to eat those that only chew the cud or only have a divided hoof. For example, the camel, the hare and the coney are unclean for you because they chew the cud but don't have a separate hoof;

while the pig is unclean for you because, although it has a separate hoof, it doesn't chew the cud. You are not to eat meat from these or touch their carcasses.

"Of all that lives in the water, you may eat these: anything in the water that has fins and scales, these you may eat.

But whatever lacks fins and scales you are not to eat; it is unclean for you.

"You may eat any clean bird;

but these you are not to eat: eagles, vultures, ospreys,

kites, any kind of buzzard,

any kind of raven,

ostriches, screech-owls, seagulls, any kind of hawk,

little owls, great owls, horned owls,

pelicans, barn owls, cormorants,

storks, any kind of heron, hoopoes and bats.

"All winged swarming creatures are unclean for you; they are not to be eaten;

but all clean flying creatures you may eat.

"But ask the animals - they will teach you -and the birds in the air - they will tell you;

or speak to the earth - it will teach you -and the fish in the sea will inform you:

for all forest creatures are mine already, as are the animals on a thousand hills;

I know all the birds in the mountains; whatever moves in the fields is mine.

If I were hungry, I would not tell you; for the world is mine, and everything in it.