"Thou shalt not commit adultery" is found in the Book of Exodus of the Hebrew Bible. It is considered the sixth commandment by Roman Catholic and Lutheran authorities, but the seventh by Jewish and mo
Thou shalt not commit adultery by Baron Henri de Triqueti (1803–74). 1837. Bronze bas-relief panel on the door of the Madeleine Place de La Madeleine, Paris
A modern Ketubah (traditional Jewish wedding document)
A Jewish wedding in Vienna, Austria, 2007
In Egypt, Joseph resisted temptation to adultery at great personal cost. Image from the Vienna Bible, 1743
Ordeal of the bitter water
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In the Hebrew Bible, the ordeal of the bitter water was a Jewish trial by ordeal administered by a priest in the tabernacle to a wife whose husband suspected her of adultery, but the husband had no wi
Thou shalt not commit adultery
…murders him"; just as a murder victim is not guilty of murder, a rape victim is not guilty of adultery. If a husband suspected his wife of adultery, the ordeal of the bitter water could be performed to determine her guilt or innocence. Alternatively, to enforce capital punishment for adultery, at least two witnesses were required…
Fresco in Castelseprio depicting the Virgin Mary undergoing the ordeal of the bitter water