Leviticus 7:23

Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Ye shall eat no manner of fat, of ox, or of sheep, or of goat.

Cross-reference

Leviticus 7:4 specifies which fat is removed from the peace offering, complementing the general prohibition on eating fat here.

Leviticus 3:16 declares that all fat belongs to the LORD, providing the theological basis for the command not to eat it.

Leviticus 3:17 contains the same perpetual statute forbidding both fat and blood, directly parallel to this command.

Leviticus 4:8-10 describes removing fat from the sin offering, showing a specific application of the fat prohibition.

Leviticus 17:6 shows the fat being burned on the altar as a sweet savor, consistent with the prohibition against eating it.

1 Samuel 2:15-17 recounts Eli's sons taking fat before it was burned, directly violating the fat prohibition and incurring great sin.

In 1 Samuel 2:16, Eli's sons demand meat before the fat is burned—disobeying the proper handling of sacrifices.

Deuteronomy 32:38 mocks false gods who 'ate the fat' of sacrifices, contrasting with Yahweh's law that prohibits human consumption.