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'''A 7,498 foot mountain, located in Southern Sinai''', now part of modern Egypt. According to the [[Bible]], this is the location where [[Moses]] recieved the [[Ten Commandments]] from [[God]], also known as Mount Horeb, Mount Musa. | '''A 7,498 foot mountain, located in Southern Sinai''', now part of modern Egypt. According to the [[Bible]], this is the location where [[Moses]] recieved the [[Ten Commandments]] from [[God]], also known as Mount Horeb, Mount Musa. | ||
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| + | Mount Sinai is mentioned 21 times in the [[Bible]], including 19 times in the [[Torah]] (first five books) alone.<ref>http://cf.blb.org/search/translationResults.cfm?Criteria=Mount+Sinai&Version=KJV&sf=3</ref> | ||
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[[Image:Sinai_Peninsula_from_Southeastern_Mediterranean_panorama_STS040-152-180.jpg|200px|thumb|Sinai peninsula from space]] | [[Image:Sinai_Peninsula_from_Southeastern_Mediterranean_panorama_STS040-152-180.jpg|200px|thumb|Sinai peninsula from space]] | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*http://scriptures.lds.org/en/biblephotos/1 Photographs of Scriptural Sites: Mount Sinai (Horeb) and the Sinai Wilderness, scriptures.lds.org | *http://scriptures.lds.org/en/biblephotos/1 Photographs of Scriptural Sites: Mount Sinai (Horeb) and the Sinai Wilderness, scriptures.lds.org | ||
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sinai, Mount}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Sinai, Mount}} | ||
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[[Category:Mountains]] | [[Category:Mountains]] | ||
[[Category:Biblical places]] | [[Category:Biblical places]] | ||
[[Category:Geography]] | [[Category:Geography]] | ||
Revision as of 20:06, August 22, 2007
A 7,498 foot mountain, located in Southern Sinai, now part of modern Egypt. According to the Bible, this is the location where Moses recieved the Ten Commandments from God, also known as Mount Horeb, Mount Musa.
Mount Sinai is mentioned 21 times in the Bible, including 19 times in the Torah (first five books) alone.[1]
References
External Links
- http://scriptures.lds.org/en/biblephotos/1 Photographs of Scriptural Sites: Mount Sinai (Horeb) and the Sinai Wilderness, scriptures.lds.org