The Ten Commandments (TV series)
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| Written by | Ron Hutchinson |
| Directed by | Robert Dornhelm |
| Starring |
Dougray Scott Naveen Andrews Omar Sharif Linus Roache Paul Rhys |
| Theme music composer | Randy Edelman |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Producer(s) |
Bernard Dudek Robert Halmi Sr. Paul Lowin |
| Running time | 167 minutes |
| Distributor | ABC Television |
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| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | April 10 – April 11, 2006 |
The Ten Commandments is a 2006 miniseries that dramatizes the biblical story of Moses. It ran on the ABC TV network.
The series was filmed in Egypt, Mount Sinai, and the Sinai Peninsula.
Moses's mother, Jochebed, saves her baby from the edict of the Pharaoh that all newborn male Hebrew children must die by placing him in a basket on the Nile River. He is found by Pharaoh's daughter Bithia and adopted into the royal house.
Some time later, Bithia gives birth to a son Menerith, and they are raised as brothers. Moses grows up knowing that he is not the blood brother of Menerith, but is shown his true heritage (something he knows nothing about) at about the age of 10: he is re-introduced to Jochebed, his father Amram, his brother Aaron, and his sister Miriam.
Some years later, Moses kills an Egyptian who was about to rape a Hebrew woman. When the body is discovered, Pharaoh orders Moses' arrest, but he is able to escape with the aid of Menerith.
After traveling days through the desert, he saves the seven daughters of Jethro from attackers. In gratitude, Moses is given the choice of one of them to take for his wife. After refusing, he is convinced by Zipporah to marry her.
Moses, wanting to know why God allows the Hebrews to be enslaved, climbs Mount Horeb and is confronted by God in the form of a bush that burns but is not consumed. God tells Moses that "I am who I am" and endows Moses with the knowledge to free the Hebrews.
Because Pharaoh Ramesses refuses to free the slaves, Egypt is struck with ten plagues. Only after the final one, during which Pharaoh's beloved son dies, are the slaves freed. However, Pharaoh decides to try to re-capture them.
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