Loca Sacra
Mount Sinai
Also known as: Horeb · Jebel Musa
- Scripture
- Old Testament
- Ancient region
- Egypt & Sinai
- Today
- Mount Sinai (Jebel Musa), traditional site, South Sinai, Egypt
In the Bible
Mountain where Moses received the Ten Commandments and the Law.
Where it is now
St. Catherine’s Monastery at the foot of Jebel Musa; a major monastic and pilgrimage destination.
Key events
- ✦Burning bush
- ✦Giving of the Law