NOUN | group | Law of Moses, Mosaic law | the laws (beginning with the Ten Commandments) that God gave to the Israelites / Israelites through Moses |
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Meaning | The laws (beginning with the Ten Commandments) that God gave to the Israelites / Israelites through Moses; it includes many rules of religious observance given in the first five books of the Old Testament (in Judaism these books are called the Torah). | |
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Synonym | Mosaic law | |
Broader | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
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