Jebel Musa with St. Catherine's Monastery
{"Image DocumentName": "Jebel Musa with St. Catherine\u2019s Monastery", "Image ImageDescription": "The Israelites at Mt. Sinai - 1. Mount Horeb and Mount Sinai are two names for the same mountain (Ex 33:6). A long tradition identifies Jebel Musa with Mt. Sinai. Jebel Musa is Arabic for the mountain of Moses. The Israelites camped in the wilderness in front of the mountain (Ex 19:2). God called Moses to him for a brief word which he subsequently related to the elders. They responded by agreeing to what God had said (Ex 19:3-8). God gave the people two days to consecrate themselves before he came to the mountain. They were to put limits around the mountain, because anyone who touched it when God was on it would die. God came on the mountain on the third day accompanied by thunder and lightning. The people trembled. Moses led all the people out of the camp to the bottom of the mountain. Ex 19:18-19 (NIV) Mount Sinai was covered with smoke, because the LORD descended on it in fire. The smoke billowed up from it like smoke from a furnace, the whole mountain trembled violently, 19 and the sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder. Then Moses spoke and the voice of God answered him. Jebel Musa with St. Catherine\u2019s Monastery.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}