Mitzvah #14 Positive Commandment (Mitzvah Asseh)
„Show love towards foreigners“
Scripture Reference: DEU 10:19 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Ekev)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
"So show your love for the alien, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
יט וַאֲהַבְתֶּם, אֶת-הַגֵּר: כִּי-גֵרִים הֱיִיתֶם, בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
19 καὶ ἀγαπήσετε τὸν προσήλυτον· προσήλυτοι γὰρ ἦτε ἐν γῇ Αἰγύπτῳ.
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Ekev
Sefer HaChinuch Number #431
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Knowledge (Buch 1)
Section: Personal Development
Systematic Category (P119f) Love
