The Talmud states: "Righteous people of all nations have a share in the world to come" ([[Sanhedrin 105a]]). ~~Any~~ [[Maimonides]] says any non-Jew who ~~lives according~~ accepts the seven commandments and is careful to ~~these laws~~ perform them – this person is ~~regarded as one~~ of ~~"the righteous among~~ the ~~gentiles".~~ ''[[~~Maimonides~~Chasidei Umos HaOlam]] ~~states that this refers~~ '', and has a portion in the world to ~~those who have acquired knowledge of~~ come. They accept these seven commandments and performs them because they were commanded by G-d ~~and act~~ in ~~accordance with~~ ancient times, as revealed to us by Moshe Rabbenu. However, if the ~~Noahide~~ non-Jew keeps these lawsbecause of intellectual decision – he is not called a ''[[Ger Toshav]]'' and is not of the ''[[Chasidei Umos HaOlam]]''.He is only one of their [[Chochmei Umos HaOlam|wise men]].<ref>[[Maimonides' Law of Noahides#Laws of Kings and their Wars, Chapter 8|Mishneh Torah, Melachim 8:11]]</ref>

==The Seven Laws==

The very first time in the Bible that the verb ''tsavah'' (צָוָה, “to command”) appears is in the verse "And the L-rd G-d commanded the man saying, of every tree of the garden you may freely eat" (Genesis 2:16). Rabbinic tradition understands this first commandment to ''Adam HaRishon'' as including the entire Noahide Law:<ref>[[Sanhedrin 56a-b|Sanhedrin 56]]. This is according to Rabbi Johanan. Rabbi Isaac reverses the first and third verses.</ref>

# ''And [He] commanded'', refers to '''legal system''', and thus it is written, For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment.

# ''The L-rd'' — is [a prohibition against] '''blasphemy''', and thus it is written, and he that blasphemeth the name of the Lord, he shall surely be put to death.

# ''Saying'' — refers to '''sexual immorality''', and thus it is written, They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and became another man's.

# ''Of every tree of the garden'' — but not of '''theft'''.

# ''Thou mayest freely eat'' — but not '''limb of a living creature'''.~~<ref>[[Sanhedrin 56a-b|Sanhedrin 56]]. This is according to Rabbi Johanan. Rabbi Isaac reverses the first and third verses.</ref>~~

The seven laws listed by the Talmud are<ref>[[Sanhedrin 56a-b|Sanhedrin 56]]</ref>

# [[Imperative of Legal System]]: - An imperative to pursue social justice, and a prohibition of any miscarriage of justice.

# [[Prohibition of Blasphemy]]: - Prohibits a curse directed at the Supreme Being.

Maimonides list them in this order (the order most commonly used)<ref>[[Maimonides' Law of Noahides#Laws of Kings and their Wars, Chapter 9|Mishneh Torah, Melachim 9:1]]</ref>

# [[Prohibition of Idolatry]]# [[Prohibition of Blasphemy]]# [[Prohibition of Homicide ]]# [[Prohibition of Sexual Immorality]]# [[Prohibition of Theft]]# [[Prohibition of Limb of a Living Creature]]# [[Imperative of Legal System]] Most modern Noahide literature follows this ordering, mostly due to the work of [[Chabad Lubavitch]], which sees in the list a correspondence to the seven [[Sefiros]] (For example "Legal System" is a translation of the hebrew word ''Dinim'' which seems obviously connected to ''Malchus'', as in ''Dina DeMalchusa Dina'').<ref>cf. "The Seven Colors of the Rainbow" by Rabbi Yirmeyahu Bindman, chapter 6</ref>

==Rabbinical Source==

The Seven Laws are laws which were binding upon mankind at large even before the revelation at Sinai, and which are still binding upon non-Jews. The term Noachide indicates the universality of these ordinances, since according to Jewish tradition the whole human race is descended from the three sons of Noah, who alone survived the Flood. Although one would think that only those laws which are found in the earlier chapters of the Torah, before the record of the revelation at Sinai, should be binding upon all mankind, yet the Rabbis discarded some and, by hermeneutic rules or in accordance with some tradition <ref>see Judah ha-Levi, "Cuzari," 3:73</ref>, introduced others which are not found there. Basing their views on the passage in Genesis 2:16, they declared that the following six commandments were enjoined upon Adam: (1) not to worship idols; (2) not to blaspheme the name of G-d; (3) to establish courts of justice; (4) not to kill; (5) not to commit adultery; and (6) not to rob<ref>Genesus Rabbah 16:9, 24:5; Shir HaShirim Rabbah 1:16; compare with Seder 'Olam Rabbah, ed. Ratner, chapter 5, and notes, Wilna, 1897; Maimonides, Mishneh Torah, Melachim, 9:1</ref>. A seventh commandment was added after the Flood—not to eat flesh that had been cut from a living animal (Genesis 9:4). Thus,the Talmud frequently speaks of "the seven laws of the sons of Noah," which were regarded as obligatory upon all mankind, in contradistinction to those that were binding upon Israelites only.<ref>Tosefos, 'Avodah Zarah, 9:4; [[Sanhedrin 56a-b|Sanhedrin 56a]] et seq.</ref>

While many ~~additions were made~~ clarifications to these laws were proposed by some of the tannaim — e.g., the prohibitions against eating the blood of a living animal, against the emasculation of animals, against sorcery, against pairing animals of different species, and against grafting trees of different kinds<ref>[[Sanhedrin 56a-b|Sanhedrin 56b]]</ref> — so that in one place thirty Noachian laws are mentioned,<ref>Hullin 92a; compare Yerushalmi 'Avodah Zarah 2:1</ref>, the prevalent opinion in the Talmud is that there are only seven laws which are binding upon all mankind. In another baraita<ref>Tanna debe Menasseh</ref> the seven Noachian prohibitions are enumerated as applying to the following: (1) idolatry, (2) adultery, (3) murder, (4) robbery, (5) eating of a limb cut from a living animal, (6) the emasculation of animals, (7) the pairing of animals of different species<ref>[[Sanhedrin 56a-b|Sanhedrin 56b]]</ref>.

==Laws Before Sinai==

==External Links==

* [http://torahweb.org/torah/2000/parsha/rros_noach2000.html Rabbi Michael Rosensweig - Shevah Mizvot Benei Noah vs. Brit Milah] Why is Noah associated with Noahide Laws?

==See also==

* [[The Seven Noahide Laws, Rabbi Yirmeyahu Bindman]]

* [[Seven Commandments as a subset of the Ten Commandments]]

* [[Noahide Law in the Qur'an]]

==References==

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