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)

RN53 Not to intermarry with a male from Ammon or Moav
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
I8
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 23:4
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RN54 Not to exclude the descendants of Esau
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
E5
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 23:8-9

RN55 Not to exclude the descendants of Egyptians
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
E4, E5
  • Scripture used by HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 23:8
  • Scripture used by Maimonides
    Deuteronomy 23:8-9
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RN56 Not offering peace to Ammon and Moav
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
I5
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 20:10
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 23:7
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RN78 Tameh (unclean) person not to enter camp of Levites
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
A10
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 23:11
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RN254 Not handing over a fugitive bondman
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph None recorded
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 23:16
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RN255 Not wronging a fugitive bondman
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph None recorded
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 23:17
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RN354 A mamzer (bastard) may not have relations with a Jewess
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
F2
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 23:3
Related Law of Messiah commandments:

RP192 Preparing a place beyond the camp
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
A10, M10
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 23:13

RP193 Including a digging tool among war implements
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
M10
  • Scripture used by Maimonides
    Deuteronomy 23:10
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 23:14
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RP241 The law of damage caused by a fire
Positive commandment
Meir of Rothenburg None recorded
Sefer HaChinuch
C56
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
J3
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Exodus 22:5
Related Law of Messiah commandments: