The Ten Commandments - Tuttle, OK
Posted by: hamquilter
N 35° 17.443 W 097° 48.825
14S E 607865 N 3905928
Located on W. Main Street, this monument has been placed by the First Baptist Church.
Waymark Code: WMGNKX
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 03/24/2013
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Just west of the downtown area on W. Main Street, this monument is located on the northeast corner of the First Baptist Church property. It is a polished black granite slab with a double curved top, to represent the two stone tablets Moses received on Mt. Sinai. Engraved on this monument are the Ten Commandments.
The left tablet reads:
I
Thou Shalt Have No
Other Gods Before MeII
Thou Shalt Not Make
Unto Thee Any
Graven Image
III
Thou Shalt Not Take
The Name of the Lord
Thy God in Vain
IV
Remember the Sabbath
Day to Keep it Holy
V
Honor Thy Father
and Thy Mother
The right tablet reads:
VI
Thou Shalt Not KillVII
Thou Shalt Not
Commit Adultery
VIII
Thou Shalt Not
Steal
IX
Thou Shalt Not Bear
False Witness Against
Thy Neighbor
X
Thou Shalt Not Covet
At the bottom of the tablets, the engraving reads: "THE TEN COMMANDMENTS".