The oldest known Ten Commandments tablet, dating back over 1,500 years to the late Roman-Byzantine period, has been sold at auction in New York for a staggering $5 million.
Inscribed in paleo-Hebrew script and discovered by chance in 1913 near Yavneh, Israel, this 115-pound stone carries a rare Samaritan version of the commandments, including an instruction to pray at Mount Gerizim.
The anonymous buyer, who secured this piece of shared Abrahamic history, plans to donate it to an Israeli institution, ensuring its preservation for generations to come.