| − | [[Image:Mount_Sinai6.jpg|250px|thumb|Mount Sinai]]'''Mount Sinai''', also Mount Horeb, is a mountain where [[Moses]] received the [[Ten Commandments]] from [[God]]. | + | [[File:Map-Route-Exodus-Israelites-Egypt.jpg|thumb|Mount Sinai]]'''Mount Sinai''', also Mount Horeb, is a mountain where [[Moses]] received the [[Ten Commandments]] from [[God]]. |
| − | The mountain is traditionally identified with Jabal Musa (Mountain of Moses), a 7,498 foot peak located in the southern Sinai, now part of Egypt. This identification was made by Helena, Constantine's wife, in the fourth century. Various other locations have been suggested. | + | The mountain is traditionally identified with Jabal Musa (Mountain of Moses), a 7,498 foot peak located in the southern Sinai, now part of Egypt. This identification was made by Helena, Constantine's wife, in the fourth century. Various other locations have been suggested.<ref>[https://www.encyclopedia.com/philosophy-and-religion/judaism/judaism/mount-sinai Sinai, Mount], ''Encyclopaedia Judaica''</ref> |
| − | Mount Sinai is mentioned 21 times in the [[Bible]], including 19 times in the [[Torah]] (first five books) alone.<ref>http://cf.blb.org/ | + | Mount Sinai is mentioned 21 times in the [[Bible]], including 19 times in the [[Torah]] (first five books) alone. |