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{{summary | text=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.}} | {{summary | text=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.}} | ||
| − | [[Image:Mount sinai | + | [[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]].]] |
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Revision as of 13:53, 9 October 2006
| 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. (Read more) |
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.
See Sinai (overview) for more information
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)
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