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1. Ten Commandments - Wikipedia
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Commandments
Description: 'The Ten Words'), or the Decalogue (from Latin decalogus, from Ancient Greek δεκάλογος [dekálogos], lit. "ten words"), are a set of biblical principles relating to ethics and worship originally from the Jewish tradition that play a fundamental role in Judaism and Christianity.
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2. What are the Ten Commandments? What is the Decalogue? - GotQuestions.org
Link: https://www.gotquestions.org/Ten-Commandments.html
Description: Jan 4, 2022 · The Ten Commandments (also known as the Decalogue) are ten laws in the Bible that God gave to the nation of Israel shortly after the exodus from Egypt. The Ten Commandments are essentially a summary of the 613 commandments contained in the Old Testament Law.
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3. Decalogue Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
Link: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decalogue
Description: In the Biblical book of Exodus, the original Decalogue, or Ten Commandments, was handed to Moses by God atop Mount Sinai. In Jewish and Christian tradition, the Ten Commandments …
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4. Ten Commandments | Description, History, Text, & Facts
Link: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Ten-Commandments
Description: Feb 12, 2024 · They are also called the Decalogue. What do the Ten Commandments teach? The Ten Commandments establish rules of worship and forbid actions such as murder, theft, and adultery.
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5. The Decalogue: Ten Commandments or Ten Statements?
Link: https://www.thetorah.com/article/the-decalogue-ten-commandments-or-ten-statements
Description: Jul 25, 2023 · The Hebrew term for the Decalogue is עֲשֶׂרֶת הַדְּבָרִים aseret hadevarim. The word דבר davar is one of the most common nouns in biblical Hebrew, and can mean “word,” “thing,” “statement,” and even “commandment.” What does it mean in …
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6. Decalogue: Ten Commandments - Catholic Resources
Link: https://www.catholic-resources.org/Bible/Decalogue.htm
Description: Feb 4, 2022 · The "Ten Commandments" (also called the "Decalogue") obviously come from the Hebrew Bible, but it is not so obvious to determine exactly what they are or how to count them. These commandments are recorded in two different biblical chapters (Exodus 20:1-17 & Deuteronomy 5:6-21), yet each text is slightly different, and neither passage explicitly ...
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7. Ritual Decalogue - Wikipedia
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritual_Decalogue
Description: The documentary hypothesis identifies the Ritual Decalogue as the work of the Jahwist, from the Kingdom of Judah, and the Covenant Code as that of the Elohist, from the Kingdom of Israel, both writing independently.
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8. Decalogue | Encyclopedia.com
Link: https://www.encyclopedia.com/philosophy-and-religion/bible/bible-general/decalogue
Description: May 23, 2018 · DECALOGUE (The Ten Commandments). The statements of God quoted by Moses in Deuteronomy 5:6–18 are entitled "the ten words, or utterances" (Heb. עֲשֶׂרֶתהַדְּבָרִים aseret ha-devarim; lxx δέκα ῥήματα [Deut. 4:13], δέκα λόγοι [10:4]). The same title in Exodus 34:28 has traditionally been referred to the ...
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9. The Origins of the Decalogue - TheTorah.com
Link: https://www.thetorah.com/article/the-origins-of-the-decalogue
Description: Feb 9, 2023 · Va’etchanan. A close-up of the Decalogue, Exodus 20, in a Torah scroll. Wikimedia. Myriads of generations of Jews and Christians from antiquity to the present view the Decalogue—a term deriving from the Greek deka logoi (Ten Words)—as an epitome of YHWH’s basic obligations, unbounded by either time or place. [1]
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10. The Ten Commandments - Bible Odyssey
Link: https://www.bibleodyssey.org/articles/the-ten-commandments/
Description: The Decalogue contains a well-structured movement from the religious to the civil. The Decalogue contains much more than simply commandments. There are three different traditions of numbering the ten “words” (Jewish; Eastern Orthodox and Reformed; Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Lutheran).