Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image

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"Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image" (Biblical Hebrew: לֹא-תַעֲשֶׂה לְךָ פֶסֶל, וְכָל-תְּמוּנָה, romanized: Lōʾ-ṯaʿăśe lək̲ā p̄esel, wəḵol-təmûnā) is an abbreviated form of the second part of one of the Ten Commandments which, according to the Book of Deuteronomy, were spoken by God to the Israelites and then written on stone tablets by the Finger of God. It continues, "... any graven image, or any likeness [of any thing] that [is] in heaven above, or that [is] in the earth beneath, or that [is] in the water under earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them." Rabbinical Judaism does not allow images. Christians abide by this law with their own interpretation depending on the denomination. Catholics and Orthodox focus on images and icons rather than idols, sometimes with destruction of images (iconoclasm) occurring, particularly images of Jesus and the saints. Aniconism is a common but not universal aspect of modern Islam. Although no single biblical passage...

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