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Correct Enumeration of the Ten Commandments

EdwardNathanSchwarz (talk) 11:59, 14 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

"Les Dix Commandements" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Les Dix Commandements has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 February 8 § Les Dix Commandements until a consensus is reached. Steel1943 (talk) 00:02, 8 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

SPS

@Z. Patterson: See meta:Requests for comment/Gotquestions and Tektonics. tgeorgescu (talk) 04:39, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Tgeorgescu: I understand now. The user I reverted did not explain in the edit summary why they were removing a source. Z. Patterson (talk) 04:42, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Hebrew spelling/pronunciation

In Hebrew, we say עֲשֶׂרֶת הַדִּבְּרוֹת (aseret haDibrot) not עֲשֶׂרֶת הַדְּבָרִים‎ (aseret hadevarim‎) .אבי נ (talk) 17:15, 16 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Shape of the tablets

I looked at all the art/photographs on this page. The appearance of the tablets appears to always be a flat bottom and flat sides but being rounded at the top. I'm curious as to where this appearance originated. Normally, a tablet (as in a notepad) would be flat on all four sides, and a tablet (as in a medicine pill) would be cylindrical.161.11.160.176 (talk) 15:30, 22 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Revert

There is no way to have a liberal democracy if the first four commandments are to be upheld. That's why I reverted. Upholding the Ten Commandments would mean the instant demise of Western-style state of law. tgeorgescu (talk) 14:37, 20 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]