No. The Bible never names the eel. The law of Moses allows Israel to eat only water creatures that have both fins and scales (Leviticus 11:9–12; Deuteronomy 14:9–10), and Jewish law counts the eel among the forbidden ones because its scales are tiny and buried in its skin. What does the Bible say about eels? Nothing by name. The nearest passage is the rule for creatures that live in water: “These you may eat, of all that are in the…

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