*Omitted (should not have been added to the Laws)
**Changed (a misinterpretation of the Law or based on the wrong scripture)
***No Longer Kept (No longer applicable today)
Lev. 19:19 “Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with mingled seed: neither shall a garment mingled of linen and woolen come upon thee.”
From the above scripture derives the following Laws:
Law #234 Not to plant diverse seeds together
Law #235 Not to plant grains or greens in a vineyard (also
Deut. 22:9) [Similar to Law #201, which deals with forbidden foods. Law #201 Commands us not to eat mixed-breed
foods. Here, we’re commanded what not to
plant mix-breed seeds.]
Law #236 Not to crossbreed animals (also Lev. 19:19)
Law #237 Not to work different animals together (to prevent
mixed breeding) (also Deut. 22:10)
Law. #238 Not to wear sha’atnez, a cloth woven of wool and linen
(also Deut. 22:11)
What is the logic behind these Laws? As stated in Law #201, we are commanded not
to sow different seeds together, as it becomes defiled. If the produce from that seed be defiled,
this means we are also commanded not to eat foods produced from hybrid
manipulation.
Diversity was an issue for the Most High. Not necessarily for discriminative purposes,
but for clarity and order. How can one thing be truly defined less it stand
alone? Seeds planted together were considered
an improper mixing of dissimilar things.
This was done to preserve order and distinction.
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