613 commandments - [34 Sections]

the 613 Commandments in Judeaism


(22) - Idolatry, Idolaters and Idolatrous Practices - (312-357)

312. Not to make a graven image; neither to make it oneself nor to have it made by others (Ex. 20:4)

313. Not to make any figures for ornament, even if they are not worshipped (Ex. 20:20)

314. Not to make idols even for others (Ex. 34:17; Lev. 19:4)

315. Not to use the ornament of any object of idolatrous worship (Deut. 7:25)

316. Not to make use of an idol or its accessory objects, offerings, or libations (Deut. 7:26)

317. Not to drink wine of idolaters (Deut. 32:38)

318. Not to worship an idol in the way in which it is usually worshipped (Ex. 20:5)

319. Not to bow down to an idol, even if that is not its mode of worship (Ex. 20:5)

320. Not to prophesy in the name of an idol (Ex. 23:13; Deut. 18:20)

321. Not to hearken to one who prophesies in the name of an idol (Deut. 13:4) - (In Christian texts (Deut. 13:3))

322. Not to lead the children of Israel astray to idolatry (Ex. 23:13)

323. Not to entice an Israelite to idolatry (Deut. 13:12)

324. To destroy idolatry and its appurtenances (Deut. 12:2-3) (affirmative).

325. Not to love the enticer to idolatry (Deut. 13:9) - (In Christian texts - (Deut. 13:8))

326. Not to give up hating the enticer to idolatry (Deut. 13:9) - (In Christian texts - (Deut. 13:8))

327. Not to save the enticer from capital punishment, but to stand by at his execution (Deut. 13:9) - (In Christian texts - (Deut. 13:8)) (negative).

328. A person whom he attempted to entice to idolatry shall not urge pleas for the acquittal of the enticer (Deut. 13:9) - (In Christian texts - (Deut. 13:8))

329. A person whom he attempted to entice shall not refrain from giving evidence of the enticer's guilt, if he has such evidence (Deut. 13:9) - (In Christian texts - (Deut. 13:8)) (negative).

330. Not to swear by an idol to its worshipers, nor cause them to swear by it (Ex. 23:13)

331. Not to turn one's attention to idolatry (Lev. 19:4)

332. Not to adopt the institutions of idolaters nor their customs (Lev. 18:3; Lev. 20:23)

333. Not to pass a child through the fire to Molech (Lev. 18:21) (negative).

334. Not to suffer any one practicing witchcraft to live (Ex. 22:17) - (In Christian texts - (Ex. 22:18)) (negative).

335. Not to practice onein (observing times or seasons as favorable or unfavorable, using astrology) (Lev. 19:26)

336. Not to practice nachesh (doing things based on signs and portents; using charms and incantations) (Lev. 19:26)

337. Not to consult ovoth (ghosts) (Lev. 19:31)

338. Not to consult yid'onim (wizards) (Lev. 19:31)

339. Not to practice kisuf (magic using herbs, stones and objects that people use) (Deut. 18:10)

340. Not to practice kessem (a general term for magical practices) (Deut. 18:10)

341. Not to practice the art of a chover chaver (casting spells over snakes and scorpions) (Deut. 18:11)

342. Not to enquire of an ob (a ghost) (Deut. 18:11)

343. Not to seek the maytim (dead) (Deut. 18:11)

344. Not to enquire of a yid'oni (wizard) (Deut. 18:11)

345. Not to remove the entire beard, like the idolaters (Lev. 19:27)

346. Not to round the corners of the head, as the idolatrous priests do (Lev. 19:27)

347. Not to cut oneself or make incisions in one's flesh in grief, like the idolaters (Lev. 19:28; Deut. 14:1)

348. Not to tattoo the body like the idolaters (Lev. 19:28)

349. Not to make a bald spot for the dead (Deut. 14:1)

350. Not to plant a tree for worship (Deut. 16:21) (negative).

351. Not to set up a pillar (for worship) (Deut. 16:22)

352. Not to show favor to idolaters (Deut. 7:2)

353. Not to make a covenant with the seven (Canaanite, idolatrous) nations (Ex. 23:32; Deut. 7:2) (negative).

354. Not to settle idolaters in our land (Ex. 23:33) (negative)

355. To slay the inhabitants of a city that has become idolatrous and burn that city (Deut. 13:16-17) (affirmative).

356. Not to rebuild a city that has been led astray to idolatry (Deut. 13:17) (negative).

357. Not to make use of the property of city that has been so led astray (Deut. 13:18) (negative).