Book of Deuteronomy
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Deuteronomy is the fifth and final book of the Torah, where it is called Devarim. It is the fifth book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament.
Papyrus Fouad 266, dating to c. 100 BCE, contains part of a Greek translation (Septuagint) of Deuteronomy.
Moses receiving the Law (top) and reading the Law to the Israelites (bottom)
Moses viewing the Promised Land, Deuteronomy 34:1–5 (James Tissot)
The Book of Deuteronomy, Debarim. Hebrew with translation into Judeo-Arabic, transcribed in Hebrew letters. From Livorno, 1894 CE. Moroccan Jewish Museum, Casablanca.
Ten Commandments
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The Ten Commandments, also called the Decalogue, are religious and ethical directives, structured as a covenant document, that, according to the Hebrew Bible, were given by God to Moses. The text of t
Book of Deuteronomy
…in itself simply the text of a treaty, as Deuteronomy is more than simply applying the secular model of treaty to Israel's relationship with God. The Ten Commandments (Decalogue) in chapter 5 serve as a blueprint for the rest of the book, as chapters 12–26 are the exposition of the Decalogue, thus the expanded…
This 1768 parchment by Jekuthiel Sofer emulated the 1675 Ten Commandments at the Amsterdam Esnoga synagogue
1896 illustration depicting Moses receiving the commandments
Moses Breaking the Tablets of the Law (1659) by Rembrandt
The Ten Commandments as they appear in a Torah scroll