Ten Commandments

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Known locally as Jabal Musa, Mount Sinai is where Moses is said to have been given the Ten Commandments.

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2025

The lawmaker also questioned why the Legislature was focusing on the display of the Ten Commandments, saying there are many more “documents that are historical in nature.”

From Seattle Times • May 30, 2024

Scholars still argue over the meaning of the Ten Commandments, which are ostensibly the word of God himself.

From Slate • May 8, 2024

The Mekhilta teaches that all Ten Commandments were pronounced in a single utterance.

From Salon • Oct. 22, 2023

It wasn’t enough to accept that Jesus had died for my sins, and to try and not break any of the Ten Commandments, to be kind to people.

From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth