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)

RN120 Not allow meat of thanksgiving offering to remain till morning
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph None recorded
  • Scripture used by HaChinuch
    Leviticus 7:15
  • Scripture used by Maimonides
    Leviticus 22:30
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RN126 Not to allow a ger toshav (resident alien) to eat the Passover offering
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
C14
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
E2
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Exodus 12:45
Related Law of Messiah commandments:

RN130 Not to eat meat of consecrated offerings which have become tameh (unclean)
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph None recorded
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 7:19
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RN132 Not eating piggul (meat slaughtered with improper intentions)
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph None recorded
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 7:18
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RN163 Kohein with disheveled hair may not enter the Sanctuary
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
H2
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 10:6

RN184 Not to eat blood
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
K4
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 7:26
Related Law of Messiah commandments:

RN185 Not to eat the fat of a clean animal
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
K3
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 7:23

RP65 The Guilt-Offering
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph None recorded
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 7:1
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RP66 The Peace-Offering
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph None recorded
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 3:1
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 7:11-12
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RP90 To burn Consecrated Offerings that have become tameh (unclean)
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
H5
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 7:19

RP91 To burn the remnant of the Consecrated Offerings
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph None recorded
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 7:17
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Exodus 12:10
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.