Judaism is an ancient Abrahamic religion that originated in the Southern Levant region of the Middle East during the second millennium BCE. In Judaism, the Ten Commandments, or Aseret HaDibrot in Hebrew, are an important part of its religious tradition. The Ten Commandments are seen to be the basis of all major Jewish law and many other religious, moral, and ethical principles.
The Ten Commandments are traditionally believed to have been given by God to Moses on Mount Sinai after the Ex