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The Book of Leviticus (relating to the Levites) is the
third book of the Hebrew Bible, of the Old Testament.

The main points of the book are concerned with legal
rules, and priestly ritual. The first 16 chapters and the
last chapter describe the Priestly Code, detailing ritual
cleanliness, sin-offerings, and the Day of Atonement,
including Chapter 12 which mandates male
circumcision. Chapters 17-26 describe the holiness
code, including the injunction in chapter 19 to love
one's neighbor as oneself. Among its many prohibitions,
the book uses the word "abomination" 16 times,
including dietary restrictions prohibiting shellfish,
certain fowl, and "Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and
whatsoever goeth upon all four, or whatsoever hath
more feet among all creeping things that creep upon the
earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are an
abomination"(chapter 11); and sexual restrictions  
(chapter 18, see also chapter 20); the book similarly
prohibits eating pork and rabbits because they are
"unclean."The rules in Leviticus are generally
addressed to the descendants of Israel, except for
example the prohibition in chapter 20 against sacrificing
children to rival god Molech, which applies equally to
"the strangers that sojourn in Israel".