Classical Commandments

Maimonides' 613 Commandments

Maimonides (Rambam) compiled 613 commandments drawn from the Torah, traditionally categorized as 248 positive ("do") and 365 negative ("do not") commandments. Browse each commandment below, compare it with Meir of Rothenburg, Sefer HaChinuch, and Law of Messiah links, and retrieve the relevant Bible passages only when you need them.

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Showing 11 commandment(s)

RN82 Not to offer any sacrifice whatever on the Golden Altar
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph None recorded
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Exodus 30:9
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RN83 Not to make oil like the Oil of Anointment
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph None recorded
  • Scripture used by Meir and HaChinuch
    Exodus 30:32
  • Scripture used by Maimonides
    Exodus 30:32-33
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RN84 Not anoint anyone with special oil except Kohein Gadol and King
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph None recorded
  • Scripture used by HaChinuch
    Exodus 30:32
  • Scripture used by Maimonides
    Exodus 30:32-33
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RN87 Not to remove the Breastplate from the Ephod
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph None recorded
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Exodus 28:28
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RN88 Not to tear the edge of the Kohein Gadol 's robe
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph None recorded
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Exodus 28:32
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RP24 Ablutions of the Kohanim
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph None recorded
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Exodus 30:19-20
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RP28 Burning the Incense
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph None recorded
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Exodus 30:7
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RP35 The oil of the Anointment
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
I2
  • Scripture used by HaChinuch
    Exodus 30:25
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Exodus 30:31
Related Law of Messiah commandments:

RP89 Kohanim eat the meat of the Consecrated Offerings
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
H5
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Exodus 29:33

RP158 Eating Matzah on the first night of Passover
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
C10
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
D8, F2, P5
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and Meir
    Exodus 12:8
  • Scripture used by HaChinuch
    Exodus 12:18

RP171 Giving half a shekel annually
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
E7
  • Scripture used by HaChinuch
    Exodus 30:13
  • Scripture used by Maimonides
    Exodus 30:13-14
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