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The rays of light on her head, both of which come from the moment when moses comes down mount sinai with the ten commandments. >> reporter: but like many stories in the bible, things weren't so straightforward. >> the story most people know is moses got ten commandments on two tablets on mount sinai. there are a whole lot more than ten commandments. traditionally, 613. >> reporter: many of these laws must have had some meaning during the time of moses. even if they seem puzzling to us today. >> if you're wearing a fabric, you are not allowed to mix that fabric, wool and linen, together. if you...

[ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: the ten commandments tell us not to kill, not to steal, not to lie. they tell us to worship and love god completely, to honor a day of rest, and to honor our mother and father. they have left an indelible mark on our moral code and our civil law. and in a sense they're an early unifying response to the chaos and cruelty of the world, a declaration that with freedom comes responsibility. >> it's why the statue of liberty, which was modeled on moses, the tablets in her arms, the rays of light on her head, both of which come from the moment when moses co...

Declaration that with freedom comes responsibility. >> it's why the statue of liberty, which was modeled on moses, the tablets in her arms, the rays of light on her haerksd both from the moment when moses comes down mount sinai with the ten commandments. >> reporter: but like many stories in the bible, things weren't so straightforward. >> the story most people know is moses got ten commandments on two tablets on mount sinai. there are a whole lot more than ten commandments. traditionally, 613. >> reporter: many of these laws must have had some meaning during the time of moses. even if they se...