Deuteronomy ยท around about 1406 BC
The Shema Declared
The Shema Declared is recorded in Deuteronomy and falls around about 1406 BC. Below is what happened, where it fits, and the full text.
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What happened
Moses calls Israel to love the Lord with all their heart, soul, and strength.
Where it fits on the timeline
Moses gives the Shema in his final addresses east of the Jordan, before handing leadership to Joshua (Deuteronomy 6:4-9; Deuteronomy 31:1-8; Deuteronomy 34:1-12).
The passage
Deuteronomy 6:4-9
Hear, Israel: The LORD is our God. The LORD is one. You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might. These words, which I command you today, shall be on your heart; and you shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up. You shall bind them for a sign on your hand, and they shall be for frontlets between your eyes. You shall write them on the door posts of your house and on your gates.
Scripture references
Deuteronomy 6:4-9
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