According to the bible, is it okay to eat turtle?

Question

It was always fine to eat crawfish and catfish and crabs and shrimp but i dont eat any of that too much no more (I'm from Louisiana) and i caught a turtle, and we eat that too, but I was wondering if it was ok.

Answer 1

The part of the bible that concerns itself with this stuff is Leviticus 11. According to that, you can't eat crustaceans or catfish either. It depends on whether you beleive the OT hokey or the NT hokey.

Specifically, Leviticus 11:9-12

" 'Of all the creatures living in the water of the seas and the streams, you may eat any that have fins and scales. 10 But all creatures in the seas or streams that do not have fins and scales—whether among all the swarming things or among all the other living creatures in the water—you are to detest. 11 And since you are to detest them, you must not eat their meat and you must detest their carcasses. 12 Anything living in the water that does not have fins and scales is to be detestable to you.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Nothing in the bible that talks about that. Id say its ok. God made animals nutrients, and water for a reason. Its a sin if you eat another human.

Answer 4

a little strange! I think its wrong! especially that they are an EndanGereD spieces!!!!!! But generally what you need to eat to survive is what you need to eat to survive! Just not turtles! They are beautiful & are dying out!!

Answer 5

I'm sure it's ok, though those "rules" were intended for the Jews.

Come to think of it, The Bible says it's ok to eat "fish with scales" but no mention of catfish. But that won't stop me...... I love catfish!

Answer 6

only if there alive while you are eating them

Answer 7

uh. i don't know if it's okay.

but

that's awful.

you wanna eat a cute little baby turtle! :(

have you ever seen franklin!

awwwww, meanie. don't eat turtles!

Answer 8

yes it is ok

Answer 9

well if u r talking about the....the like cristian bible yes, but like other religion can only eat like some types of meat

Answer 10

the bible says ALL shellfish & bottom-feeders are UNCLEAN

Answer 11

It says something about the feet being like cows to be eaten. not to eat animals that have hooves like horses. Another part it says you can eat anything. If you like to eat turtle it is probably ok but I guess it is not the best thing in the world to eat.

Answer 12

Now..everything is o.k.  In the Old 'Testament times, there were "rules" God made, which protected their health in those days.

Those rules no longer apply in the New Testament which is why God gave Paul a vision and repeated it three times that he could now eat any food.....In the book of Acts, I think.

Answer 13

Yea, it's fine you just can't eat puppies or babies.

Answer 14

Man plz don eat them, else they may soon become extinct

Answer 15

I think it is okay..

Answer 16

I know catfish are out, because they are bottom feeders. (Old Testament rules tho they don't apply to Christians because of the New Testament). I think all the foods you mentioned are out.

Answer 17

yes god gave us these things to eat and care for to so go ahead

Answer 18

turtle is sooooooooooo good.

Answer 19

I think if you researched this a little you'd find that

O.T. law says turtles are "unclean" and you have

to wash yourself  before sunset if you've messed

with one--that would tend to preclude eating them,

I'd imagine.

Also what the others said about not  having fins

and scales would pertain.  

I'm not against killing things if you're going to eat them,

but for gosh sakes if you're going to kill a  turtle and

eat it--do it humanely, as these creatures do have

a considerable capacity  for form rudimentary

relationships with human caregivers and can show

remorse--for instance when my turtle accidentally

gets my finger when I'm  feeding her  by hand she

will be extremely careful and deliberate about taking

subsequent tidbits  from my fingers thereafter--as

if  she knows she's  done  something at which I

might take offense.

They live a long time and even if they have extremely

small brains we must remember that certain birds

have very small brains but have demonstrated the

ability to work some math problems and to

use human speech to communicate their own

"thoughts"--not just mimicry.  Brain size within

one species is probably a good indicator of

intellectual ability but  some very small-brained

animals demonstrate a remarkable ability to

use whatever small brains they have.

You wouldn't believe what wonderful mothers

scorpions  can be!

They  couldn't have a very large brain if their entire

body  were their brains (and that might just be the

case).

For humane dispatch of a common snapping turtle

I would recommend  blowing their brains out

with a .22 pistol.  Then open 'em up and clean them

quickly so as to stop the heart as soon as possible

too.  Any large  water turtle that's legal to take treat

that way--even though  they might be pugnacious  I've

kept common snappers and  had them be pretty

darned tame--I've seen people who hold them on

their laps like you would  your cat.

Absolutely do not eat alligator snappers--unless

you've purchased one captive bred and raised

for table.  They're protected  by law.  Some of  those

have been found with old musket-balls embedded

in their shells healed-over, indicating they can live

to  very great ages.

Biblically they're "unclean".  

Point of information: not all turtles are "bottom feeders".

The above-mentioned alligator snapper typically hunts living

healthy fish it lures into it's mouth with  a false worm

"lure" on it's tongue.

Point of information for survivalists: you might want to

pass up that fat yummy-looking gulf-coast box turtle

because she might have just dined on some fungi which

would have you searching for a replacement liver in a

few days but which  don't seem to harm her.

Same with any box-turtle.

Answer 20

I study the Bible and never heard it was wrong to eat turtle.  It says it is more important what comes out of the mouth than what goes in it.

Answer 21

why wouldnt it be?

Answer 22

In the Old Testament, God did establish certain animals as "unclean" to eat. (This is why the Jews don't eat pork.) However, in the Book of Acts (the fifth book of the New Testament, which gives a lot of the early history of the church), God COMMANDED Peter to kill and eat those animals which He had previous said were "unclean", and then admonished Peter "You shall not call that unclean which I have called clean."

Answer 23

yes.

"Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience, for, "The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it."  If some unbeliever invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat whatever is put before you without raising questions of conscience. But if anyone says to you, "This has been offered in sacrifice," then do not eat it, both for the sake of the man who told you and for conscience' sake"

Answer 24

As long as the turtle did not have a cloven hoof.  Or is it the other way around?

Answer 25

there is probably some quote from the napkin jesus doodled on at the last supper or some other prominent religous document like that that says not to.

Answer 26

NO! WHAT KIND OF SICK TWISTED MONSTER ARE YOU? WERE YOU BEATEN AS A CHILD? WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?

Answer 27

Only if you "ate the shell" is it considered a "sin..."

Answer 28

you can eat what ever you want its not agaisnt the bible or law if you wanted to you could eat a bird and no one can say anything to you its your freedom and it never ays that you cant eat a turtle in the bible but yea thats kinda wierd.

Answer 29

the bible says and i quote  "they who eateth thin turtle. Shall suffer my wrath. Thin hair shile fall out. and thin feet well rot."

Answer 30

NO. The Book of Leviticus, Chapter 11, Verses 9-10.

9 These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat.



10 And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you:



Turtles have neither fins nor scales.

Answer 31

why would you want to eat a turtle?