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Exodus 20:12 · WEB

“"Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which Yahweh your God gives you.”

— Exodus 20:12

Era

Exodus (~1400 BC)

Emotion

grateful

Type

law

Emotional genome

Comfort power

50%

Quotability

90%

Memorability

90%

Crisis relevance

50%

Standalone

80%
Promise of GodCommandfamily honorlongevityobedience

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