| Application to gentiles: |
Required |
| Mandated punishment for violation: |
Death penalty |
| Brief description: |
For a man not to have intercourse with an animal. A Jew who violates this commandment would be executed, as would the animal; a gentile violator would also face capital punishment, but the animal would be spared. |
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| Biblical source(s) (Rambam): |
Lev. 18:23 |
| Biblical source (Sefer HaChinuch): |
Lev. 18:23 |
| Number in Sefer HaChinuch: |
210 |
Sources explaining relevance to gentiles:
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- Rambam, Mishneh Torah, Issurei Biah 14:10; Melachim 9:5-6
Bestial relations prohibited for gentiles with death penalty.
- Rambam, Mishneh Torah, Melachim 9:6
Animal not executed in case of gentile bestiality.
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