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| − | [[File:Map-Route-Exodus-Israelites-Egypt.jpg|thumb| | + | [[File:Map-Route-Exodus-Israelites-Egypt.jpg|thumb|The Hebrews, led by Moses, may have traveled from Goshen to Kadesh-barnea using one the caravan routes shown above.]]'''Mount Sinai''', also Mount Horeb, is a mountain where [[Moses]] received the [[Ten Commandments]] from [[God]] in the 13th century BC. |
| − | The Hebrews encountered the mountain while travelling east from Goshen in Egypt to Kadesh-barnea in the Negev, perhaps using | + | The Hebrews encountered the mountain while travelling east from Goshen in Egypt to Kadesh-barnea in the Negev, perhaps using a caravan route to get across the northern Sinai. It took eleven days to get from the mountain to the Negev. They were travelling with livestock, so that corresponds to about 60 miles.<ref>"[https://biblearchaeology.org/research/exodus-from-egypt/4217-thoughts-on-jebel-allawz-as-the-location-of-mount-sinai? Thoughts on Jebel Allawz as the Location of Mount Sinai]", ''The Shiloh Excavations''</ref> |
In the fourth century, Helena, Constantine's wife, identified Mount Sinai as Jabal Musa (Mountain of Moses), a 7,498 foot peak located in the southern Sinai Peninsular. Various other locations have been suggested.<ref>[https://www.encyclopedia.com/philosophy-and-religion/judaism/judaism/mount-sinai Sinai, Mount], ''Encyclopaedia Judaica''</ref> | In the fourth century, Helena, Constantine's wife, identified Mount Sinai as Jabal Musa (Mountain of Moses), a 7,498 foot peak located in the southern Sinai Peninsular. Various other locations have been suggested.<ref>[https://www.encyclopedia.com/philosophy-and-religion/judaism/judaism/mount-sinai Sinai, Mount], ''Encyclopaedia Judaica''</ref> | ||
Revision as of 05:44, July 13, 2023
Mount Sinai, also Mount Horeb, is a mountain where Moses received the Ten Commandments from God in the 13th century BC.
The Hebrews encountered the mountain while travelling east from Goshen in Egypt to Kadesh-barnea in the Negev, perhaps using a caravan route to get across the northern Sinai. It took eleven days to get from the mountain to the Negev. They were travelling with livestock, so that corresponds to about 60 miles.[1]
In the fourth century, Helena, Constantine's wife, identified Mount Sinai as Jabal Musa (Mountain of Moses), a 7,498 foot peak located in the southern Sinai Peninsular. Various other locations have been suggested.[2]
References
- ↑ "Thoughts on Jebel Allawz as the Location of Mount Sinai", The Shiloh Excavations
- ↑ Sinai, Mount, Encyclopaedia Judaica