A basic set of rules carrying binding authority.
Die Zehn Gebote. (griech.) Bez. für die zehn Gebote, die Moses nach dem Bericht des Alten Testaments auf dem Gebirge Sinai empfing.
The biblical commandments of Moses; Also called: Ten Commandments.
Ten commandments that, according to the Old Testament, were delivered by God to Moses on Mount Sinai, stated in the books Exodus 20:1–17 and Deuteronomy 5:6–21. The Decalogue is recognized as the basis of morality by Jews and Christians.