Quoting%20commentary for Avodah Zarah 58:11

זבח גופיה מנלן דכתיב (תהלים קו, כח) ויצמדו לבעל פעור ויאכלו זבחי מתים מה מת אסור בהנאה אף זבח נמי אסור בהנאה

But from where do we know that an [idolatrous] sacrifice itself is prohibited? As it is written, “They joined themselves to Baal Peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead” (Psalms 106:28): Just as deriving benefit from the dead is forbidden so too idolatrous sacrifices are prohibited.

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