Of their flesh you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall not touch; they are unclean to you.

Commentaries

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Of their flesh you shall not eat. —During the second Temple, the prohibition was defined to extend to the smallest quanti…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Of their flesh shall you not eat
Meaning, not of swine only, but of the camel, coney, and hare:

a…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

These laws seem to have been intended,

  1. As a test of the people's obedience, as Adam was forbidden to eat from the tree of knowledge…

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