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The Ten Commandments In The Book Of Exodus
The Bible was the first book ever printed. God had written “The Ten Commandments” on tablets of stone, we can assume mankind must have had previous knowledge of writing. even today Archaeologists uncover ancient tablets with markings, Some of the first were unearthed at Lachish and Tel-el-Amarna. as Mankind moved forward they began writing on Animal skins and the inner bark of the Linden tree. Moses is credited with and was told by the Lord to write the first 5 books in our Holy Bible between 1491-1451 B.C. he wrote:-Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy and most scholar have accredited Moses as the author of the book of Job.

In the book of Exodus Ch. 17:4. Then the LORD said to Moses, “Write this on a scroll as something to be
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Other Scrolls were written by Joshua, Samuel, and many others. 1 Samuel 10:25. Samuel explained to the people the regulations of the kingship. He wrote them down on a scroll and deposited it before the LORD. -. The Scrolls were lost and rediscovered 550 B.C. 2Kings 22:8, 2 Chronicle 34:14. While they were bringing out the money that had been taken into the temple of the LORD, Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the Law of the LORD that had been given through Moses. Isaiah Ch. 30:8. Go now, write it on a tablet for them, and inscribe it on a scroll, that for the days to come it may be an everlasting witness.

The Old Testament was written in Hebrew, Aramaic or the Semitic languages with a few parts written in Chaldean. In the Early Hebrew Manuscripts (MS.) there were no chapters, Vowels, or punctuation marks only consonants.

These Hebrew writings were known as the Tenach. The writings remained in the Semitic languages until 280-150 B.C. when they were translated by Jewish scholars and Scribes into Greek at Alexandria, Egypt. This translation was known as the Septuagint, the manuscript’ accuracy and reliability was confirmed by the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, 900 in all, between 1947 -

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