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What lasting effect did the Ten Commandments have?

Established Jerusalem as the capital of Israel
Influenced moral and legal codes of later cultures and time periods
Established Abraham as Judaism’s greatest prophet
Influenced other polytheistic religions

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Influenced moral and legal codes of later cultures and time periods.

The Ten Commandments (the Decalogue) provided foundational ethical rules—prohibitions on murder, theft, false witness, commands to honor parents and observe the Sabbath—that shaped Jewish, Christian and broader Western legal and moral traditions for centuries.