Section: Questions Category: Chumash TAGS:mitzvos Chumash - 7 Mitzvot Bnei Noach | Submitted by Amanda Answered by Rabbi Shaul Rosenberg | Question: | Answer: The seven laws listed by the Tosefta and the Talmud are
1. Prohibition of Idolatry: You shall not have any idols before God.
2. Prohibition of Murder: You shall not murder. (Genesis 9:6)
3. Prohibition of Theft: You shall not steal.
4. Prohibition of Sexual Promiscuity: You shall not commit any of a series of sexual prohibitions, which include adultery, incest, bestiality and homosexual acts.
5. Prohibition of Blasphemy: You shall not blaspheme God's name.
6. Dietary Law: Do not eat flesh taken from an animal while it is still alive. (Genesis 9:4)
7. Requirement to have just Laws: Set up a governing body of law (eg Courts)
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