Ten Commandments me." According to Jewish tradition, constitutes God's first recitation and inscription of the ten commandments on the two tablets, which Moses broke in anger with his rebellious nation, and were later rewritten on replacement stones and placed in the ark of the covenant; and consists of God's re-telling of the Ten Commandments to the younger generation who were to enter the Promised Land. The passages in Exodus 20 and Deuteronomy 5 contain more than ten imperative statements, totalling 14 or 15 in all. The Ten Commandments concern matters of fundamental importance in Judaism and Christianity: the greatest obligation (to worship
The Ten Commandments (1956 film) aired "The Ten Commandments" on the Saturday night prior to Easter, with the broadcast starting at 7:00 p.m. in the Eastern and Pacific Time Zones and 6:00 p.m. Central and Mountain. The film is the only pre-scheduled "ABC Saturday Movie of the Week" of the year. Unlike many lengthy films of the day, which were usually broken up into separate airings over at least two nights, ABC elected to show "The Ten Commandments" in one night and has done so every year it has carried the film, with one exception; in 1997, ABC elected to split the movie in two