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| + | [[Image:Mount sinai.jpg|thumb|170px|Sunrise at [[Mount Sinai]] in [[Egypt]]. It was in this region that [[God]] revealed himself to [[Moses]] and showed his [[love]] and [[grace]] with the statement "I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt and the slavery" in [[Exodus 20:2]].]] | ||
| − | [[ | + | The Sinai Peninsula is a peninsula lying between the [[Mediterranean Sea]] (to the north) and [[Red Sea]] (to the south). It is almost entirely desert. Mount Sinai is the name of the mountain in Sinai where [[God]] gave the [[Ten Commandments]] to Moses. Since the time of [[Saint Helena]] it has been identified with Jabal Musa (or Gebel Musa), a mountain 2,285 meters high in the southern Sinai Peninsula. |
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| + | The Sinai Peninsula is a peninsula lying between the [[Mediterranean Sea]] (to the north) and [[Red Sea]] (to the south). It is almost entirely desert. Mount Sinai is the name of the mountain in Sinai where [[God]] gave the [[Ten Commandments]] to Moses. Since the time of [[Saint Helena]] it has been identified with Jabal Musa (or Gebel Musa), a mountain 2,285 meters high in the southern Sinai Peninsula. | ||
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| + | The [[Greek Orthodox]] [[Saint Catherine's Monastery (Sinai)|Monastery of Saint Catherine]] is sited at the foot of the mountain. Here there is a bush that is claimed to be the actual [[burning bush]] where God first appeared to Moses. | ||
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| + | There are two main routes to the summit. Hundreds of tourists ascend the mountain in the early hours of the morning to watch the sun rise. | ||
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Revision as of 07:59, 19 June 2007
Synopsis
The Sinai Peninsula is a peninsula lying between the Mediterranean Sea (to the north) and Red Sea (to the south). It is almost entirely desert. Mount Sinai is the name of the mountain in Sinai where God gave the Ten Commandments to Moses. Since the time of Saint Helena it has been identified with Jabal Musa (or Gebel Musa), a mountain 2,285 meters high in the southern Sinai Peninsula.
Contents
See also Easton's Bible Dictionary entry on Sinai
Related topics
- Saint Catherine's Monastery
- Ten Commandments | Exodus
- Travel stories from Sinai Index - Extracts from a personal travellogue (G.G.)
Comments, Personal Articles, Studies and Sermons
Sinai (discussion) (For short comments and opinions)
For related quotations see Sinai (quotes)
Main article
The Sinai Peninsula is a peninsula lying between the Mediterranean Sea (to the north) and Red Sea (to the south). It is almost entirely desert. Mount Sinai is the name of the mountain in Sinai where God gave the Ten Commandments to Moses. Since the time of Saint Helena it has been identified with Jabal Musa (or Gebel Musa), a mountain 2,285 meters high in the southern Sinai Peninsula.
The Greek Orthodox Monastery of Saint Catherine is sited at the foot of the mountain. Here there is a bush that is claimed to be the actual burning bush where God first appeared to Moses.
There are two main routes to the summit. Hundreds of tourists ascend the mountain in the early hours of the morning to watch the sun rise.
Links
Return to Egypt
