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How many commands did God give Moses?
Ten Commandments
These laws were the Ten Commandments which were given to Moses on two stone tablets, and they set out the basic principles that would govern the Israelites lives.
How many commandments are in the Torah?
613
The 613 refers to the 613 Jewish commandments (mitzvot in Hebrew) extracted from the Old Testament. This immense work by Archie Rand includes one painting for each one of the 613 mitzvot. 1.
How many tablets did Moses receive?
two tablets
So Moses went up for the second time, and after 40 days, “he showed them the two tablets, with the ten commandments engraved upon them, five upon each tablet, and the writing was by the hand of God.”
How many commandments are there in the Torah?
The Talmud notes that the Hebrew numerical value ( gematria) of the word Torah is 611, and combining Moses’s 611 commandments with the first two of the Ten Commandments which were the only ones heard directly from God, adds up to 613.
How many Commandments did Moses give to the Jews?
Moses was given Ten on Mount Sinai engraved in tablets of stone. Within the Torah it is expanded to 613 commandments (which includes the ten). Of the 613 there are 248 Positive Commandments (do’s) and 365 Negative Commandments (do not’s). They were given to the nation of Israel and are commonly refered to as “The Law” of the Old Covanant.
How many mitzvot are there in the Torah?
The 613 Commandments (Mitzvot) By Mendy Hecht. The Talmud tells us (Tractate Makkot 23b) that there are 613 commandments (mitzvot) in the Torah; 248 Positive Commandments (do’s) and 365 Negative Commandments (do not’s). However, the Talmud does not provide us with a list of these commandments.
How many mitzvot are there in the Book of Commandments?
Sefer ha-Mitzvoth (“Book of Commandments”) by Rabbi Saadia Gaon is the earliest extant enumeration of the 613 mitzvot. Written during the period of the Geonim, Saadia’s work is a simple list (though it was later expanded by Rabbi Yerucham Fishel Perlow .) Sefer Hamitzvot (“Book of Commandments”)…