How many, and which, melachot of shabbos are explicitly mentioned in the Chumash?
For example, I know the Chumash mentions not making a fire; is this the only example of such or are there more which the Chumash states?
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For example, I know the Chumash mentions not making a fire; is this the only example of such or are there more which the Chumash states?
On the level of peshat, ploughing and harvesting are mentioned in Shemot 34:21.
Also, some derive the melachah of hotza'ah ("carrying") from Shemot 36:6 (see Shabbat 96b) or from Shemot 16:29 (see Eruvin 17b with Tosafot).