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Earliest known stone version of Ten Commandments up for auction
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| Updated 9:36 PM ET, Tue November 15, 2016
| By Georgia McCafferty
Posted on 11/16/2016 10:34:17 AM PST by Red Badger
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The earliest known stone inscription of the Ten Commandments is being auctioned in Beverly Hills on November 16, with an opening bid of $250,000 -- and a stipulation that any owner must put the tablet on public display. Described as a "national treasure" of Israel, the stone was first uncovered in 1913 during excavations for a railroad station near Yavneh in Israel and is the only intact tablet version of the Commandments thought to exist.
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TOPICS: History; Religion; Science
KEYWORDS: ggg; tencommandments
To: Red Badger
Too imperfect for this one to have been written by the hand of God.
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posted on
11/16/2016 10:40:54 AM PST
by
reviled downesdad
(Some of the blind will never believe the Truth.)
To: Red Badger
I’m holding out for Adam’s original rib, but I understand it’s in Eve’s grave.
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posted on
11/16/2016 10:42:24 AM PST
by
Mr. Douglas
(Today is your life. What are you going to do with it?)
To: Red Badger
I thought that was inside the Arc of The Covenant, buried on History’s “The Curse of Oak Island” series Oak Island in Nova Scotia. lol.
To: Red Badger
Now if it was all fifteen commandments it would be worth something.
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posted on
11/16/2016 10:44:30 AM PST
by
dljordan
(WhoVoltaire: "To find out who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.")
To: carriage_hill
Nope, this is a cheap Greek copy..............
To: carriage_hill
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posted on
11/16/2016 10:46:18 AM PST
by
Carriage Hill
( Peace is that brief glorious moment in history, when everybody stands around reloading.)
To: dljordan
Now if it was all fifteen commandments LMFAO! You beat me to it. Of course, we all know that the last 5 were left on Mt. Sinai by Moses.
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posted on
11/16/2016 10:46:45 AM PST
by
ssaftler
(January 20, 2017: Morning in America)
To: dljordan
Now if it was all fifteen commandments it would be worth something.The Lord Jehovah has given unto you these fifteen....
Oy! Ten! Ten commandments for all to obey!
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posted on
11/16/2016 10:53:45 AM PST
by
IYAS9YAS
(An' Tommy ain't a bloomin' fool - you bet that Tommy sees! - Kipling)
To: Red Badger
I believe that this is the Lord’s first draft. Notice the editor’s marks in the margin?
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posted on
11/16/2016 11:01:51 AM PST
by
rjsimmon
(The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
To: reviled downesdad
Too imperfect for this one to have been written by the hand of God.Nobody is claiming this is the original. It is just the earliest known copy carved in stone. According to the article, it is from Roman times. Also, it is not even an accurate copy of the Ten Commandments as they appear in the Hebrew Bible; it is the Samaritan's version, which swaps out one of the Biblical commandments for one the Samaritans believed in.
To: Red Badger
The 11th commandment-do not consume Chinese food until you get to NewYork!
To: Red Badger
Inscription at the bottom says Made in China.
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posted on
11/16/2016 11:25:14 AM PST
by
DonkeyBonker
(Hail to the Chief!)
To: Red Badger
I see they tried erasing #6 and #9......
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posted on
11/16/2016 11:35:16 AM PST
by
G Larry
(America has the opportunity to return to God.)
To: Red Badger
How did it end up in Californicatia?
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posted on
11/16/2016 11:45:48 AM PST
by
Albion Wilde
("Americanism, not globalism, will be our credo."--Donald Trump)
To: Albion Wilde
Probably by plane................
To: Red Badger
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posted on
11/16/2016 6:43:44 PM PST
by
Albion Wilde
("Americanism, not globalism, will be our credo."--Donald Trump)
To: Red Badger
Nope, this is a cheap Greek copy.............. That's very funny
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posted on
11/16/2016 6:57:55 PM PST
by
shanover
(...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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