What is commandment #13 of the 613 commandments?

Commandment #13 is a positive commandment from Leviticus 19:18: "Love other covenant members." It belongs to the category of Love.

Where is commandment #13 found in the Bible?

This commandment is found in Leviticus 19:18, in the book of Leviticus.

Positive Commandment #13 of 613

Commandment #13 — a positive obligation from Leviticus 19:18, classified under Love in the 613 commandments of the Torah.

“'You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the sons of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself; I am the LORD.”

— Leviticus 19:18

Hebrew

יח לֹא-תִקֹּם וְלֹא-תִטֹּר אֶת-בְּנֵי עַמֶּךָ, וְאָהַבְתָּ לְרֵעֲךָ כָּמוֹךָ: אֲנִי, יְהוָה.

Greek (Septuagint)

18 καὶ οὐκ ἐκδικᾶταί σου ἡ χείρ, καὶ οὐ μηνιεῖς τοῖς υἱοῖς τοῦ λαοῦ σου καὶ ἀγαπήσεις τὸν πλησίον σου ὡς σεαυτόν· ἐγώ εἰμι κύριος.

#14: Show love towards foreigners

Deuteronomy 10:19

#15: Do not hate fellow covenant members

Leviticus 19:17

#16: Reprove a neighbor who sins

Leviticus 19:17

#17: Do not embarrass others

Leviticus 19:17

#18: Do not oppress the stranger

Exodus 22:21

#19: Do not gossip about others

Leviticus 19:16

#12: Cleave to those who know G-d (and His Law)

#14: Show love towards foreigners

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