Mount Horeb
Mount Horeb appears in 17 verses of the Bible, from Exodus to Malachi.
- Mountain · Bible atlas
- Near Jebel Musa, 380 km south of Jerusalem
- Likely identification
- 14 proposed sites
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In the Bible dictionary
Mount Horeb is another name for Sinai, where God spoke to Moses from the burning bush, gave the Law and later met Elijah in a low whisper.
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One day Moses was tending the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the flock far into the wilderness and came to Sinai, the mountain of God.
Exodus 3:1 · Read the chapter -
Normally it takes only eleven days to travel from Mount Sinai to Kadesh-barnea, going by way of Mount Seir.
Deuteronomy 1:2 · Read the chapter -
Nothing was in the Ark except the two stone tablets that Moses had placed in it at Mount Sinai, where the Lord made a covenant with the people of Israel when they left the land of Egypt.
1 Kings 8:9 · Read the chapter -
Nothing was in the Ark except the two stone tablets that Moses had placed in it at Mount Sinai, where the Lord made a covenant with the people of Israel when they left Egypt.
2 Chronicles 5:10 · Read the chapter -
The people made a calf at Mount Sinai; they bowed before an image made of gold.
Psalms 106:19 · Read the chapter -
“Remember to obey the Law of Moses, my servant—all the decrees and regulations that I gave him on Mount Sinai for all Israel.
Malachi 4:4 · Read the chapter
Every verse (17)
- 2 Chronicles
- 2Ch 5:10
- Psalms
- Psa 106:19
- Malachi
- Mal 4:4
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