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Leviticus 11:22

King James Version (KJV)

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[Even] these of them ye may eat; the locust after his kind, and the bald locust after his kind, and the beetle after his kind, and the grasshopper after his kind.

Leviticus 11:22 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Leviticus 11:22

Theological / Devotional

The beetle. Probably the cricket or a species of locust.

The four insects here listed were commonly used as food in ancient times, as they are today, in the Orient. They were prepared in different ways. Usually they were thrown alive into boiling water with salt in it, and the heads, wings, and legs were pulled off. Then they were roasted, baked, stewed, or fried for immediate use, or were dried, smoked, and stored. They were eaten with salt, or with spice and vinegar. In some Oriental markets today dried locusts are sold by weight or by number, strung on a thread.

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