Negative Commandment #60 of 613

Do not be superstitious

Commandment #60a prohibition from Leviticus 19:26, classified under Idolatry in the 613 commandments of the Torah.

Scripture

You shall not eat anything with the blood, nor practice divination or soothsaying.

Leviticus 19:26

Hebrew

כו לֹא תֹאכְלוּ, עַל-הַדָּם; לֹא תְנַחֲשׁוּ, וְלֹא תְעוֹנֵנוּ.

Greek (Septuagint)

26 Μὴ ἔσθετε ἐπὶ τῶν ὀρέων καὶ οὐκ οἰωνιεῖσθε οὐδὲ ὀρνιθοσκοπήσεσθε.

Classification

Type
Negative (Thou Shalt Not)
Category
Idolatry
Book
leviticus
Chapter
19

Scholarly References

Parashah
Kedoshim
Sefer HaChinuch
#250
Mishneh Torah
KnowledgeIdolatry and Gentile Customs

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