The Ten Commandments goes up for auction (www.sothebys.com)
from sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to archaeology@mander.xyz on 10 Dec 22:22
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LimpRimble@lemmy.ca on 10 Dec 23:23 collapse

The twenty lines of text incised on the stone closely follow the Biblical verses familiar to both Christian and Jewish traditions. However, this tablet contains only nine of the commandments as found in the Book of Exodus, omitting the admonition “Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord in vain” while including a new directive – to worship on Mount Gerizim, a holy site specific to the Samaritans.

Alexstarfire@lemmy.world on 11 Dec 03:07 collapse