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Decalogue
American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
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The ten principal commandments, Exodus 20:3-17 , from the Greek words deka, ten, and logos, word. The Jews call these precepts, The Ten Words. The usual division of the Ten Commandments among Protestants is that which Josephus tells us was employed by the Jews in his day.
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These files are public domain and are a derivative of the topics are from American Tract Society Bible Dictionary published in 1859.
These files are public domain and are a derivative of the topics are from American Tract Society Bible Dictionary published in 1859.
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Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Decalogue'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ats/d/decalogue.html. 1859.
Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Decalogue'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ats/d/decalogue.html. 1859.
