Commandment Profile:

-36) No inquiring of an Ov
Application to gentiles: Required Mandated punishment for violation: From Heaven Brief description: Not to consult a practitioner of the cult of Ov, a particular combination of idolatry and divination for the purpose of consulting ghosts. This ancient cult is described in more detail in the profile of commandment -8, which makes the practitioner liable for death penalty. This commandment prohibits one from consulting with an Ov practitioner, though not with capital punishment enforced by human courts. Category: Idolatry Commandments Biblical source(s) (Rambam): Deut. 18:10-11 Biblical source (Sefer HaChinuch): Deut. 18:11 Number in Sefer HaChinuch: 513 Sources explaining relevance to gentiles: (See bibliography) Rambam, Mishneh Torah, Melachim 9:2 All idolatry-related offenses forbidden for Jews, even without death penalty, are also prohibited to gentiles. Rambam, Mishneh Torah, Avodas Kochavim 11:16 Witchcraft and divination are falsehoods that lead to idolatry, and gentiles are implicitly criticized for believing in them. Talmud Bavli, Sanhedrin 59b-60a Gentiles are prohibited in sorcery.