the ten commandments

     

The Ten Commanments, or Decalogue, are a list of religious and moral imperatives that, according to Judeo-Christian tradition, were written by God and given to Moses on the mountain referred to as "Mount Sinai" (Exodus 19:23) or "Horeb" (Deuteronomy 5:2) in the form of two stone tablets. They feature prominently in Judaism and Christianity. In Biblical Hebrew language, the commandments are termed עשרת הדברים (translit. Aseret ha-Dvarîm) and in Rabbinical Hebrew עשרת הדברות (translit. Aseret ha-Dibrot), both translatable as "the ten statements." The name "Decalogue" is derived from the Greek name δεκάλογος or "dekalogos" ("ten statements") found in the Septuagint (Exodus 34:28, Deuteronomy 10:4), which is the Greek translation of the Hebrew name.

Trivia about the ten commandments

  • 1956:"With my last breath, I'll break my own law & speak the name of Moses... Moses"
  • The budget of this 1956 film with Charlton Heston ran into DeMilliones
  • Cecil B. De Mille directed 2 versions of this Biblical epic, one in 1923 & one in 1956
  • 1956:"Thus sayeth the Lord God of Israel: Let my people go!"
  • 1956:The Red Sea is parted
  • 1956:"Moses, you stubborn, splendid, adorable fool!"
  • Biblically speaking, they're also called the Decalogue
  • Yul played Solomon in "Solomon And Sheba" & Rameses in this Biblical epic
  • Cecil B. De Mille directed this biblical epic twice, once as a silent, the other in 1956 as a talkie
  • You'll find them in chapter 5 of Deuteronomy & chapter 20 of Exodus