Isaiah 65
"2 I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, which walketh in a way that was not good, after their own thoughts;
3 A people that provoketh me to anger continually to my face; that sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth incense upon altars of brick;
4 Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments, which eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;"
It has been established that wherever pig bones are excavated in the land of Israel, they indicate a non-Israelite population. Pork was just not part of the Israelite diet, so the thinking went. Recent studies, however, prove this assumption problematic. Photo: Joe Ferraro, Baylor University, Courtesy of Deirdre Fulton.
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Duh! Do any of these Holy Land Archaeologists READ the Bible? They might at least Google “I am Legion.”
There once was bacon here...
No prohibition against raising them for sale.
And just because your a non-jew doesn’t necessarily mean you’re in the sus rackets.
For a whim .....
try explaining the “Leviticus Don’t’s” to anyone that has any ties to Louisiana.
(hint: roast pig - farm or wild; crawfish; oysters; clams; crabs; shrimp; catfish - no scales; gator; rabbit; squirrel)
As this Jew understands things — Jews may wear pigskin gloves and other products made of swine. The prohibition regards consumption of the animal. This is forbidden. Nothing wrong with touching them. Just wash your hands after.
OTOH, Muslims may not come into contact with pigs or pig products in any form. Hence pigfat on the mosque doorway is a nasty thing.
If I am mistaken please correct me here. Thanks...SSZ
This might represent eras when Israelites were less religious. Or, when Gentiles were living among them, and they were allowed to raise food for their sole consumption.
It would be interesting to establish that even after the Jews embraced foreign gods, they maintained their aversion to pork.