Derasha 1 on Bereishis 2:16

TT #97 · Parashas Bereishis · Second Aliyah · Passuk 16

Complete Passuk

וַיְצַו֙ יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹהִ֔ים עַל־הָֽאָדָ֖ם לֵאמֹ֑ר מִכֹּ֥ל עֵֽץ־הַגָּ֖ן אָכֹ֥ל תֹּאכֵֽל׃

Chabad / Judaica Press

Source Citation

TT points to Sanhedrin 56a–b (verified).

E-Daf image (Sanhedrin 56b)

Core Text

Core Textתָּנוּ רַבָּנַן: שֶׁבַע מִצְוֹת נִצְטַוּוּ בְּנֵי נֹחַ — דִּינִין, בִּרְכַּת הַשֵּׁם, עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה, גִּלּוּי עֲרָיוֹת, שְׁפִיכוּת דָּמִים, גָּזֵל, וְאֵבֶר מִן הַחַי. דַּאֲמַר קְרָא וַיְצַו ה׳ אֱלֹהִים עַל הָאָדָם לֵאמֹר מִכֹּל עֵץ הַגָּן אָכֹל תֹּאכֵל...
English of Core Text: The Sages taught: The children of Noach were commanded seven mitzvos — courts, blessing of the Name (i.e. prohibition of blasphemy), idolatry, sexual immorality, bloodshed, robbery, and a limb from a living animal. As the verse says “And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat” ...
On the daf / in context: The classic derivation of the seven Noachide commandments from the wording of the command given to Adam (extended to all humanity).
Type of Learning: Custom (source of the seven Noachide laws)
What Is Learned: The seven mitzvos of the children of Noach are derived from the language of the command given to Adam in this verse.