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Sinai, Mount Sinai
Facts:
Mount Sinai is the name of a mountain that was probably located in the southern part of what is now called the Sinai Peninsula. It was also known as "Mount Horeb."
- Mount Sinai is part of a large, rocky desert.
- The Israelites came to Mount Sinai as they were traveling from Egypt to the Promised Land.
- God gave Moses the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai.
(See also: desert · egypt · horeb · promisedland · tencommandments)
Bible References:
Examples from the Bible stories:
*13-01 After God led the Israelites through the Red Sea, he led them through the wilderness to a mountain called Sinai. *13-03 Three days later, after the people had prepared themselves spiritually, God came down on top of Mount Sinai with thunder, lightning, smoke, and a loud trumpet blast. *13-11 For many days, Moses was on top of Mount Sinai talking with God. *15-13 Then Joshua reminded the people of their obligation to obey the covenant that God had made with the Israelites at Sinai.