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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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Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Decalogue'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ats/​d/decalogue.html. 1859.
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