Thou shalt have no other gods before me

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"Thou shalt have no other gods before Me" (Hebrew: לֹא יִהְיֶה לְךָ אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים עַל פָּנָי, romanized: Lōʾ yihye ləḵā ʾĕlōhîm ʾăḥērîm ʿal pānāy) is one, or part of one depending on the numbering tradition used, of the Ten Commandments found in the Hebrew Bible at Exodus 20:3 and Deuteronomy 5:6. According to the Bible, the commandment was originally given to the ancient Israelites by God at biblical Mount Sinai after the Exodus from slavery in Egypt, as described in the Book of Exodus. The passage mentioned is at Exodus 20:3 in the Bible. Prohibition of idolatry is the central tenet of the Abrahamic religions. The sin of worshipping another god other than the Lord is called idolatry. Historically, the punishment for idolatry was often death. The Bible describes how the ancient Israelites, despite being strictly warned not to do so, repeatedly engaged in idolatry and were therefore punished severely by the Lord. Many of the stories in the Bible from the time of Moses to the Babylonian...

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