# Sinai, Horeb

## Facts:

Mount Sinai or Mount Horeb is a mountain that was probably located in the southern part of what is now called the Sinai Peninsula, but the exact location of this mountain is not known.

* It is possible that “Horeb” was the actual name of the mountain and that “Mount Sinai” simply means “mountain of Sinai,” referring to the fact that Mount Horeb was located in the desert of Sinai.
* It is also called the “mountain of God.”
* It was the place where Moses saw the burning bush when he was tending sheep.
* It was the place where God revealed his covenant to the Israelites by giving them the stone tablets with his commandments written on them.
* It was also the place where God later told Moses to strike a rock to provide water for the Israelites as they were wandering in the desert.

(See also: [desert](../other/desert.md), [Ten Commandments](../other/tencommandments.md))

## Bible References:

* [Acts 7:29-30](rc://en/tn/help/act/07/29)
* [Exodus 16:1-3](rc://en/tn/help/exo/16/01)
* [Galatians 4:24](rc://en/tn/help/gal/04/24)
* [Leviticus 27:34](rc://en/tn/help/lev/27/34)
* [Numbers 1:17-19](rc://en/tn/help/num/01/17)
* [1 Kings 8:9-11](rc://en/tn/help/1ki/08/09)
* [2 Chronicles 5:9-10](rc://en/tn/help/2ch/05/09)
* [Deuteronomy 1:2](rc://en/tn/help/deu/01/02)
* [Exodus 3:1-3](rc://en/tn/help/exo/03/01)
* [Psalms 106:19](rc://en/tn/help/psa/106/19)

## Examples from the Bible stories:

* __[13:1](rc://en/tn/help/obs/13/01)__ After God led the Israelites through the Red Sea, he led them through the wilderness to a mountain called __Sinai__.
* __[13:3](rc://en/tn/help/obs/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](rc://en/tn/help/obs/13/11)__ For many days, Moses was on top of __Mount Sinai__ talking with God.
* __[15:13](rc://en/tn/help/obs/15/13)__ Then Joshua reminded the people of their obligation to obey the covenant that God had made with the Israelites at __Sinai__.

## Word Data:

* Strong’s: H2722, H5514, G37350, G46140
