Inscriptions from Israel and Palestine
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GEZE0009

Gezer, 6-7 c. CE. Tablet. Verse.
Transcription

בראשית ברא אלהים אנכי יהוה אלהיך אלהים אחרים לא תעשה לך פסל לא תשא לא תרצא לא תנף לא תגנב לא תענה לא תח מ

Translation

In the beginning God created. I am the lord thy God. Thou shalt have no other gods. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image Thou shalt not take (the name of the Lord They God in vain). Thou shalt not murder. Thou shalt not commit adultery. Thou shalt not steal. Thou shalt not bear (false witness against they neighbor). Thou shalt not covet.

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

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Languages

Hebrew

Dimensions

H: 38 cm; W: 42.5 cm; D: —

Date

501 CE to 700 CE

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Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

  • Ben-Zvi, I. “A Samaritan Inscription from Kfar Bilu.” Bulletin of the Israel Exploration Society יח, no. ג/ד (1954): 223–29. https://www.jstor.org/stable/23729677.
    Zotero

Source of transcription

  • Ben-Zvi, I. “A Samaritan Inscription from Kfar Bilu.” Bulletin of the Israel Exploration Society יח, no. ג/ד (1954): 223–29. https://www.jstor.org/stable/23729677.
    Zotero

Source of translation

  • Ben-Zvi, I. “A Samaritan Inscription from Kfar Bilu.” Bulletin of the Israel Exploration Society יח, no. ג/ד (1954): 223–29. https://www.jstor.org/stable/23729677.
    Zotero
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