{"id":31678,"date":"2025-05-02T06:43:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T06:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=31678"},"modified":"2026-09-23T01:19:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T01:19:40","slug":"are-eels-mentioned-in-the-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/are-eels-mentioned-in-the-bible\/","title":{"rendered":"Le anguille sono nella Bibbia? Non per nome, ma la legge ebraica ne vieta il consumo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>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\u201312; Deuteronomy 14:9\u201310), 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: &quot;These you may eat, of all that are in the\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No. The Bible never names the eel, but Leviticus forbids water creatures without fins and scales, and Jewish law counts the eel among them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104132,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-31678","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":46871,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/bible-verses-fish\/","url_meta":{"origin":31678,"position":0},"title":"20 Bible Verses About Fish","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Dicembre 28, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Discover inspiring Bible verses about fish that highlight faith, abundance, and God's creation. 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