Introduction to the Noahide Commandments and the Web Site Asknoah.org

In this introduction, the Director of Ask Noah International explains that the Noahide Code of seven basic Divine laws was given by G-d to Noah and his children after the Flood, when G-d made the Covenant of the Rainbow. This code assured Noah and his children, the forebears of mankind, that humanity would not degenerate into a jungle again.

These laws, which command the establishment of courts of justice and prohibit idolatry, blasphemy, homicide, incest, robbery, and eating the limb of a live animal (cruelty to animals), are the foundation of all true morality. And they extend by laws derived from these into all aspects of moral behavior.

These 7 commandments were also given as part of the Torah that Moses received from G-d at Mount Sinai. The Torah is the eternal source that obligates the continuing observance of the Noahide commandments by all Gentiles. When studied properly, these laws are found to encompass a wealth of ethics and spirituality, which gives meaningful purpose to the life of any person.