Tradisjonell jødedom lærer at ethvert menneske som overholder De Syv Noahittiske Lovene gjør seg fortjent til en andel i den kommende verden (Rambam, Hilchot Melachim 8:11, Laws of Repentence 3:5; Sanhedrin 105a; Tosefta, Sanhedrin 13.2).

Nedenfor følger en liste over de Syv Lovene, og ulike rabbinske og talmudiske kilder som ligger til grunn for denne nummereringen.

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Noahs Syv Lover (sheva mitzvot benei Noach)

1. Idolatri [עבודה זרה]

2. Blasfemi [ברכת השם]

3. Å spise kjøtt som ble tatt fra et dyr mens det ennå levde [אבר מן החי]

4. Mord [שפכות דמים]

5. Tyveri [גזל]

6. Seksuelle overtredelser [גלוי עריות]

7. Rettsinstanser [דינים]

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Kilder:

Tosefta, Avodah Zarah 8.4, «Seven commandments were given to the children of Noah: concerning [1] the establishment of courts of justice, [2] idolatry, [3] blasphemy, [4] fornication, [5] the shedding of blood, [6] theft and [7] limbs torn from a living animal.»

Genesis Rabbah 16:6, «AND THE L-RD G-D COMMANDED THE MAN, SAYING: OF EVERY TREE OF THE GARDEN THOUS MAYEST FREELY EAT (2:16). R. Levi said: He gave him six precepts:* AND HE COMMANDED (WAY-TETZAW) alludes to idolatry, as you read: Because he willingly walked after tzaw – i.e. idols (Hos. 5:11). THE L-RD (YOD-HEY) alludes to blasphemy, as you read, And he that blasphemeth the name of the L-rd (Lev. 24:16). G-D (ELOKIM) alludes to the [authority of] judges, as you read, Thou shalt not revile G-d – i.e. the judges (Ex. 22:27). THE MAN (ADAM): This alludes to bloodshed, as you read, Whoso sheddeth man´s blood (Gen. 9:6). SAYING (LEYMOR) alludes to incest,** as you read: Saying: If a man put away his wife, etc. (Jer. 3:1). OF EVERY TREE OF THE GARDEN THOU SHALT FREELY EAT: here He commanded him against theft.*** The Rabbis interpreted the whole passage thus: AND THE L-RD G-D COMMANDED. He said to him: “What am I? G-d, [and I command] that I be treated as a G-d and not cursed.” How do we know [that Adam was forbidden] incest? [From the passage], And cleave unto his wife (Gen. 2:24), which implies, but not to his neighbour´s wife, nor to a male, nor to an animal. OF EVERY TREE OF THE GARDEN THOU MAYEST FREELY EAT. R. Jacob of Kefar Chanan said: When does [an animal] become food, and when is it fit to be eaten? When it is ritually slaughtered. Thus He intimated [the forbidden character of] a limb torn from a living animal. ****»

*Infra, 24:5; Sanh. 56b passim. Generally seven are enumerated as being binding upon man before revelation, the seventh being an injunction against eating flesh torn from a living animal. Since Adam, however, was not permitted animal flesh at all, this is omitted here. **Which in Hebrew usage includes adultery, pederasty, and bestiality. ***For the whole passage cf. Sanh. 56b and notes ad loc. in Sonc. ed. ****He probably interprets the verse thus: akol tokel, when it is food (okel) thou mayest eat it; v. infra, 18:5; Sanh. 58a

Sanhedrin 56a, «Our Rabbis taught: seven precepts were the sons of Noah commanded: social laws; to refrain from blasphemy, idolatry; adultery; bloodshed; robbery; and eating flesh cut from a living animal.»

Rambam, Hilchot Melachim 9:1, «Six precepts were commanded to Adam: a) the prohibition against worship of false gods; b) the prohibition against cursing God; c) the prohibition against murder; d) the prohibition against incest and adultery; e) the prohibition against theft; f) the command to establish laws and courts of justice.

Even though we have received all of these commands from Moses and, furthermore, they are concepts which intellect itself tends to accept, it appears from the Torah’s words that Adam was commanded concerning them.

The prohibition against eating flesh from a living animal was added for Noah, as Genesis 9:4 states: ‘Nevertheless, you may not eat flesh with its life, which is its blood.’ Thus there are seven mitzvoth.»