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Sinai, Mount Sinai

Facts:

Mount Sinai is 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, Promised Land, Ten Commandments)

Bible References:

• Acts 07:29-30
• Exodus 16:1-3
• Galatians 04:24-25
• Leviticus 27:34
• Numbers 01:17-19

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.