See also Law of Moses; Moses

A mountain on the Sinai Peninsula, near which Moses and the Israelites camped three months after their exodus from Egypt; it is also called Mount Horeb (Ex. 3: 1). Here God gave his law to Moses for the house of Israel; here also the tabernacle was built (Ex. 19: 2; 20: 18; 24: 12; 32: 15).