The Aseret Ha–Dibrot: A list of ten key religious and moral directives/Precepts, which, according to the Bible (Torah), were given by God and transmitted via Moses.
Given on Mt. Sinai (Exodus–Shemot 19:23) or Mt. Horeb (Deuteronomy–Devarim 5:2), presumably one and the same. The Ten Commandments are one of the most salient defining components of the Jews—and of Western civilization.
The Aseret Ha–Dibrot is also known as “The Decalogue,” from the Greek “dekalogos.” There are, of course, parallel chapters in the Septuagint, the Greek translation of the Bible composed between the First and Third centuries (see entry later).