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Dietary Laws in the Old Testament

Because food goes into a person’s body, it is an important cause of impurity according to the Bible. The food laws indicate which food is unclean and therefore must not be eaten by the Israelites.

The majority of the dietary laws are recorded in Leviticus 11 and Deuteronomy 14:3-21. However, the book of Genesis also contains rules about food (the covenant with Noah; Genesis 7:2-8; Genesis 8:20).

Bala ka mo go oketšegilego?

Ka akhaonte ya mahala, o ka:

  • Bala diphetolelo tše dingwe ka maleme ka moka a semmušo.
  • Theeletša Bibele (diphetolelo tše 11 di šetše di le gona).
  • Bapetša diphetolelo tša Bibele tša go fapafapana.
  • Dira boitemogelo go ba bja gago ka go akaretša dinoutse tša gago le dintlhakgolo. Gape o tla kgona go bona dinoutse tša gago le dintlhakgolo ka thoko.
  • Hwetša go feta dihlogotaba tše 1100 le diathekele tša bokamorago ka Seisimane le Seburu le dimmepe tša mebala tše 52.

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