Eighth Commandment

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“Thou shalt not steal”: eighth of the Ten Commandments.

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Did you ever collect all those state quarters? Put them to good use on this quiz about curious state monikers and the facts around them.

Question 1 of 8

Mississippi’s nickname comes from the magnificent trees that grow there. What is it?

On his eighth try, more than three decades after he went in, the parole board finally voted to release Sam.
His First Day Out Of Jail After 40 Years: Adjusting To Life Outside|Justin Rohrlich|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Meryl Streep makes an eighth of what Justin Bieber does a year.
Justin Bieber Isn’t Even 21, Yet Makes More Money Than Meryl Streep|Amy Zimmerman|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She was a beanpole growing up, before gaining 30 pounds after getting her period in eighth grade.
Speed Read: Lena Dunham’s Most Shocking Confessions From ‘Not That Kind of Girl’|Kevin Fallon|September 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They treat MBP not only as a divine commandment, but one that bears incredible social weight in the community.
Why Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Babies Keep Getting Herpes|Emily Shire|July 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

On the third circuit they make up just 17 percent of justices, and on the eighth circuit 18 percent.
Why Women Should Forget the White House|Keli Goff|July 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
John of Damascus, an important Greek theologian of the eighth century, often cited by Thomas.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor
That was a considerable sensible commandment of yourn, always to shoot the foremost of the Mexicans when they attacked.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
By his commandment he maketh the snow to fall apace, and sendeth forth swiftly the lightnings of his judgment.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
In the eighth line we have “bells” seven times repeated in all—bells being taken in their utmost generality, viz., musical action.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
On the eighth of the said month it was washed, and another small grain of gold obtained, of the same size as the preceding.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various