In Judaism (Orthodox), the Talmudic tradition specifies 613 commandments—248 positive acts required daily (corresponding to the believed number of bones in the body) and 365 prohibitions to avoid (corresponding to days in the year)—with the numerology itself being more significant than the specific content of the rules, as evidenced by centuries of rabbinical debate over which acts constitute which numbers.
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Robert SapolskyEvidence Quote
“Those are the number of rules you are supposed to follow each day...it's the number of days of the year plus the number of bones in the body...For centuries, people have been arguing over what are the 365 things you're not supposed to do and what are the 248. The actual content doesn't matter as much as the notion that...the numbers for their own sake.”
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