commandment
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Shylock’s pound of flesh invokes this divine commandment, which would have been familiar to everyone in early modern Europe as governments began using bonds as financial instruments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
He said his ultra-Orthodox upbringing had shaped his "socialist" outlook, as his father had followed the Jewish commandment to give charity to the poor.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
The practice is derived from the Bible's fourth commandment which states "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy".
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2024
“We have a commandment to conquer it,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2024
I asked, forgetting in my astonishment the commandment to hold my tongue.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
The Jewish dietary laws of kashrut derive from Torah commandments and centuries of tradition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Kony said he wanted to install a government based on the biblical 10 commandments, and he was fighting for the rights of the Acholi people in northern Uganda.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2025
They've inspired great works of art and literature, motivated countless believers to obey God's commandments and driven some of the bloodiest conflicts in the collective biography of our species.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2023
I get carried away with the bounty of the season, selecting whatever looks good from the greenmarket, putting it all in one bowl, paying little mind to the salad commandments about balancing texture and acid.
From New York Times ● Jul. 16, 2022
Once a year I fast and ponder the commandments.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
Vocabulary lists containing commandment
Civilizations and Peoples of the Fertile Crescent, Lessons 5–7
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