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nouna doctrine that is taught
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nounsomething that is commanded
Definition that contains commandment
- moses (Old Testament) the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites from Egypt across the Red sea on a journey known as the Exodus; Moses received the Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai
- ark (Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments
- mitzvah (Judaism) a precept or commandment of the Jewish law
- exodus the second book of the Old Testament: tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by Moses; God gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of Mosaic law on Mount Sinai during the Exodus
- sinai a mountain peak in the southern Sinai Peninsula (7,500 feet high); it is believed to be the peak on which Moses received the Ten Commandments
- pentecost (Judaism) Jewish holy day celebrated on the sixth of Sivan to celebrate Moses receiving the Ten Commandments
- kieslowski Polish filmmaker who made ten films based on the Ten Commandments (1941-1996)
- decalogue the biblical commandments of Moses
- mount sinai a mountain peak in the southern Sinai Peninsula (7,500 feet high); it is believed to be the peak on which Moses received the Ten Commandments
- ten commandments the biblical commandments of Moses