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[[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]]. | [[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 | + | The mountain was 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. | Mount Sinai is mentioned 21 times in the [[Bible]], including 19 times in the [[Torah]] (first five books) alone. | ||
Revision as of 09:41, July 12, 2023
Mount Sinai, also Mount Horeb, is a mountain where Moses received the Ten Commandments from God.
The mountain was 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.[1]
Mount Sinai is mentioned 21 times in the Bible, including 19 times in the Torah (first five books) alone.
References
- ↑ Sinai, Mount, Encyclopaedia Judaica