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as it is written: “And the earth was corrupt before God” (Genesis 6:11), presumably referring to a transgression, and the school of R' Yishmael taught: Anywhere that the term corruption is stated, it is referring to nothing other than a matter of licentiousness and idol worship. The Talmud cites pr
The Talmud asks: And how do the other tanna’im, who do not derive from the verse “And the earth was corrupt before God” that the descendants of Noah are prohibited from engaging in idol worship and forbidden sex, interpret this verse? The Talmud answers: In their opinion, the verse merely exposes th
According to the school of Menashe, the prohibition of murder for the descendants of Noah is stated separately in the Torah, as it is written: “One who sheds the blood of man, by man his blood shall be shed” (Genesis 9:6). The Talmud asks: And how do the other tanna’im interpret this verse? The Tal
The prohibition of robbery is stated, according to the school of Menashe, as it is written: “Every moving thing that is alive shall be for food for you; like the green herbs I have given you all” (Genesis 9:3). And R' Levi says: Like the green herbs that sprout all over by themselves and are ownerl
The prohibition against eating a limb from a living animal is stated in the Torah, as it is written: “Only flesh with its life, which is its blood, you shall not eat” (Genesis 9:4), i.e., it is prohibited to eat flesh while the animal that it comes from is still alive. And how do the other tanna’im