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)

RN81 Not to extinguish the Altar fire
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph None recorded
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 6:6
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RN124 Not to bake the residue of a meal offering with leaven
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph None recorded
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 6:10
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RN128 Not to allow an apostate Israelite to eat the Passover offering
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
C13
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
D6, D7, D8, D9, D10, D11, E2
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Exodus 12:43
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RN138 Not to eat the meal-offering of a Kohein
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph None recorded
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 6:16
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RN139 Not eat Sin-offering meat whose blood was brought into Sanctuary
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph None recorded
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 6:23
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RP29 The perpetual fire on the Altar
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph None recorded
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 6:6
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RP30 Removing the ashes from the Altar
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph None recorded
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 6:3
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RP40 Kohein Gadol 's daily Meal Offering
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
I9
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 6:13
Related Law of Messiah commandments:

RP64 The Sin-Offering
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
D13
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 6:18

RP88 Kohanim eat the residue of the Meal Offerings
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph None recorded
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 6:9
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 25:5
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RP194 A robber to restore the stolen article
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
M6
  • Scripture used by HaChinuch
    Leviticus 5:21-24
  • Scripture used by Meir
    Leviticus 5:23
  • Scripture used by Maimonides
    Leviticus 5:23-24
  • Scripture used by Maimonides
    Leviticus 19:13
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