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)

RN2 Not to make images for the purpose of worship
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
MN9
Sefer HaChinuch
C27
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
I1
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Exodus 20:4
Related Law of Messiah commandments:

RN172 Not to eat any unclean animal
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
K1
  • Scripture used by Meir
    Leviticus 11:4
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 11:4-7
  • Scripture used by Maimonides
    Deuteronomy 14:7-8

RN173 Not to eat any unclean fish
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
K1
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 11:11
No related Law of Messiah commandments found.

RN174 Not to eat any unclean fowl
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
K1
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 11:13

RN175 Not to eat any swarming winged insect
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
K1
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 14:19

RN176 Not to eat anything which swarms on the earth
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
K1
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 11:41

RN178 Not to eat living creatures that breed in seeds or fruit
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
K1
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 11:42

RN179 Not to eat any swarming thing
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
K1
  • Scripture used by Maimonides
    Leviticus 11:41
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Leviticus 11:43

RN182 Not to eat a limb of a living animal
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
K6
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Genesis 9:4
  • Scripture used by Meir and HaChinuch
    Deuteronomy 12:23
  • Scripture used by Maimonides and HaChinuch
    Exodus 22:30
Related Law of Messiah commandments:

RN186 Not to cook meat in milk
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
C92
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
K2, M8
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Exodus 23:19

RN187 Not to eat meat cooked in milk
Negative commandment
Meir of Rothenburg
Sefer HaChinuch
Law of Messiah / Rudolph
K2, M8
  • Scripture used by Maimonides, Meir and HaChinuch
    Exodus 34:26