Thou shalt not steal

part of the Ten Commandments (Exod. 20:15)
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Thou shalt not steal

Summary

Thou shalt not steal is a commandment[1]. It draws 290 Wikipedia views per month (commandment category, ranking #11 of 13).[2]

Key Facts

  • Thou shalt not steal's instance of is recorded as commandment[3].
  • Thou shalt not steal is part of Ten Commandments[4].
  • Thou shalt not steal's main subject is theft[5].
  • Thou shalt not steal's published in is recorded as Exodus 20[6].
  • Thou shalt not steal's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'he', 'text': 'לֹא תִגְנֹב'}[7].

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Definition and Type

Thou shalt not steal's instance of is recorded as commandment[3].

Use and Application

Thou shalt not steal is part of Ten Commandments[4].

Influence

Things named for Thou shalt not steal include Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment[8], a television series episode[9], directed by Rich Moore[10].

Why It Matters

Thou shalt not steal draws 290 Wikipedia views per month (commandment category, ranking #11 of 13).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Entities named for it include Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment[8], a television series episode[9], directed by Rich Moore[10].

References

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  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [8] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [9] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [10] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Jerimee · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main subject theft
    Aliases
    Part of Ten Commandments
    Instance of commandment
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