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| '''B’nei Noah''' literally the children of ], are the descendants of ] the only survivor of the flood that destroyed all of humanity. Noah’s children ], ], and ] along with their wives and Noah’s wife ] also survived the flood aboard the ark. Once the survivors were able to leave the ark for dry ground they began to start new families and rebuild the earth. The story of ] culminates in the promise of God to ] that he would never again destroy the world through a flood. The sign of this promise was the ]. | '''B’nei Noah''' literally the children of ], are the descendants of ] the only survivor of the flood that destroyed all of humanity. Noah’s children ], ], and ] along with their wives and Noah’s wife ] also survived the flood aboard the ark. Once the survivors were able to leave the ark for dry ground they began to start new families and rebuild the earth. The story of ] culminates in the promise of God to ] that he would never again destroy the world through a flood. The sign of this promise was the ]. | ||
| ].<ref>"Idolatry", ], online at http://www.noahidenations.com/content/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=164&Itemid=38 | |||
| ].<ref>"Understanding Evolution", ], online at http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/0_0_0/evo_17 and http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/0_0_0/evo_16.</ref> | |||
| Along with the promise of new life God reestablished the six laws originally given to ] in the garden (prohibition against idolatry, blasphemy, theft, murder, illicit sex and the command to establish courts of justice) and added a new law, the prohibition of eating the limb of a living animal. | Along with the promise of new life God reestablished the six laws originally given to ] in the garden (prohibition against idolatry, blasphemy, theft, murder, illicit sex and the command to establish courts of justice) and added a new law, the prohibition of eating the limb of a living animal. | ||
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B’nei Noah literally the children of Noah, are the descendants of Noah the only survivor of the flood that destroyed all of humanity. Noah’s children Shem, Ham, and Japheth along with their wives and Noah’s wife Naamah also survived the flood aboard the ark. Once the survivors were able to leave the ark for dry ground they began to start new families and rebuild the earth. The story of Noah culminates in the promise of God to Noah that he would never again destroy the world through a flood. The sign of this promise was the rainbow.
Idolatry.<ref>"Idolatry", Noahide Nations, online at http://www.noahidenations.com/content/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=164&Itemid=38
Along with the promise of new life God reestablished the six laws originally given to Adam in the garden (prohibition against idolatry, blasphemy, theft, murder, illicit sex and the command to establish courts of justice) and added a new law, the prohibition of eating the limb of a living animal.
Because these laws were given to the new first family of humanity all human beings are obligated to fulfill them. These laws are discussed throughout the Talmud most notably in Sanhedrin 59a. The Medieval sage Maimonides Ben Maimon (the Rambam) collected all of the decisions in the Talmud and halachic decisions in his time and laid them out clearly so that everyone would know their obligations. The Rambam called this great work the Mishnah Torah.
Not only were the Jewish Laws recorded with their explanations in the Mishnah Torah, but the Noachide Laws were also collected with their explanation in the Rambam’s great work in Sefer Shoftim in the last book Hilchot Melachim U’Milchamot.
Over the last two thousand years since the expulsion of the Jewish people from the land of Israel adherents to the Noachide laws have been sparse if non-existent. Due to the heavy persecution of the Jewish people those not born as Jews often chose to convert rather than simply observe the Noachide Laws.
With the regathering of the Jewish people to their land it has been possible for people to once again observe the Noachide Laws. Today a modern movement of adherents of the Noachide law exists; calling themselves B’nei Noah or Noahides in honor of Noah their ancestor who received these laws from God.
Although relatively a new movement B’nei Noah has already made serious strides in developing their emerging community. Recently a High Council of B’nei Noah was formed by the nascent Sanhedrin to aid in the development of the laws and the community.
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