Law of Moses

American  

noun

1. the Pentateuch, containing the Mosaic dispensations, or system of rules and ordinances, and forming the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.

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Law of Moses British  

noun

1. the body of laws contained in the first five books of the Old Testament; Pentateuch

2. Judaism a law or body of laws derived from the Torah in accordance with interpretations (the Oral Law) traditionally believed to have been given to Moses on Mount Sinai together with the Written Law

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Example Sentences

"The Law of Moses may have been abrogated," glooms Yale Historian Pelikan, "but not Parkinson's."

From Time Magazine Archive

Civil law does not extort them by threats and punishment, but commends and rewards them, as does the Law of Moses.

From Epistle Sermons, Vol. II Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost by Lenker, John Nicholas

All the guests after drinking the wine, washed their hands; and then the three things ordered by the Law of Moses, were placed on the table before the master of the house.

From "Granny's Chapters" (on scriptural subjects) by Ross, Lady Mary

So far the Law of Moses and the Gospel.

From Letters to the Clergy On The Lord's Prayer and the Church by Ruskin, John

Shall I take an oath, on the Law of Moses, that is fastened to the lintel there?

From The Ghetto A Drama in Four Acts by Heijermans, Herman