Charles Ellicott Commentary Acts 10:12

"wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts and creeping things of the earth and birds of the heaven." — Acts 10:12 (ASV)

All manner of four-footed beasts . . .—The classification seems to imply the sheep, the oxen, or the swine that were used as food by the Gentiles, as coming under this category, the deer and goats, and rabbits and hares under that of “wild beasts.” Emphasis in each case is placed on there being all manner of each class: those that were allowed, and also those that were forbidden by the Jewish law.