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).