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Moses in cream robe and burgundy mantle and Aaron in priestly garments teach Israelite families beside a healthy sheep and ox. Moses points to the clearly split hoof of the sheep while the resting ox calmly chews cud, showing that permitted land animals possess both signs. No butchered meat, blood, carcasses, charts, labels, or supernatural figure.
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Leviticus 11:1-3

The two signs of permitted livestock

Clean and Unclean Creatures · Leviticus 11

Story guide: Moses in cream robe and burgundy mantle and Aaron in priestly garments teach Israelite families beside a healthy sheep and ox. Moses points to the clearly split hoof of the sheep while the resting ox calmly chews cud, showing that permitted land animals possess both signs. No butchered meat, blood, carcasses, charts, labels, or supernatural figure.

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1And Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying to them,

2Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘These are the living creatures that you may eat from among all the animals that are on the earth.’

3You may eat any animal that has a split hoof, completely divided, and that chews the cud.

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