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Negative Commandment #65 of 613
Do not consult ghosts or spirits
Commandment #65 — a prohibition from Deuteronomy 18:11, classified under Idolatry in the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Scripture
“or one who casts a spell, or a medium, or a spiritist, or one who calls up the dead.”
— Deuteronomy 18:11
Hebrew
וְחֹבֵר חָבֶר וְשֹׁאֵל אוֹב וְיִדְּעֹנִי וְדֹרֵשׁ אֶל־הַמֵּתִים׃
Greek (Septuagint)
ἐπαείδων ἐπαοιδήν ἐγγαστρίμυθος καὶ τερατοσκόπος ἐπερωτῶν τοὺς νεκρούς
Classification
- Type
- Negative (Thou Shalt Not)
- Category
- Idolatry
- Book
- deuteronomy
- Chapter
- 18
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- Shoftim
- Sefer HaChinuch
- #513
- Mishneh Torah
- KnowledgeIdolatry and Gentile Customs
Related Commandments in “Idolatry”
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#24: Do not inquire into idolatry
Leviticus 19:4
#27: Do not worship idols in the manner they are worshiped
Exodus 20:5
#28: Do not worship idols in the four ways we worship G-d
Exodus 20:5
#29: Do not make an idol for yourself
Exodus 20:4
#30: Do not make an idol for others
Leviticus 19:4
#31: Do not make human forms even for decorative purposes
Exodus 20:23
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