Mount Horeb

Moses with tablets of the Ten Commandments, painting by Rembrandt , (1659) Mount Horeb , Hebrew : חֹרֵב , Greek in the Septuagint : χωρηβ , Latin in the Vulgate : Horeb , is one of the two names given to the mountain at which the book of Deuteronomy in the Hebrew Bible states that the Ten Commandments were given to Moses by God . It is described in two places ( Exodus 3:1 , 1 Kings 19:8 ) as הַר הָאֱלֹהִים the Mountain of God or perhaps Mountain of the gods . In other biblical passages, these events are described as having transpired at Mount Sinai , but though Sinai and Horeb are often considered to have been different names for the same place, there is a body of opinion that they may have been different locations. The mountain is also called the Mountain of Yhwh .

Moses with tablets of the Ten Commandments, painting by Rembrandt , (1659) Mount Horeb , Hebrew : חֹרֵב , Greek in the Septuagint : χωρηβ , Latin in the Vulgate : Horeb , is the mountain at which the book of Deuteronomy in the Hebrew Bible states that the Ten Commandments were given to Moses by God . It is described in two places ( Exodus 3:1 , 1 Kings 19:8 ) as הַר הָאֱלֹהִים the "Mountain of God". The mountain is also called the Mountain of YHWH . In other biblical passages, these events are described as having transpired at Mount Sinai . Although Sinai and Horeb are often considered to have been different names for the same place, there is a body of opinion that they may have been different locations. The Protestant reformer John Calvin took the view that Sinai and Horeb were the same mountain, with the eastern side of the mountain being called Sinai and the western side being called Horeb.

Mountain at which the Ten Commandments were given to Moses according to the Hebrew Bible For other uses of Horeb or Mount Horeb, see Horeb (disambiguation) . Moses with tablets of the Ten Commandments , painting by Rembrandt , (1659) Mount Horeb , Hebrew : חֹרֵב , Greek in the Septuagint : Χωρήβ , Latin in the Vulgate : Horeb , is the mountain at which the Book of Deuteronomy in the Hebrew Bible states that the Ten Commandments were given to Moses by Yahweh . It is described in two places ( Book of Exodus Exodus 3:1 , Books of Kings 1 Kings 19:8 ) as הַר הָאֱלֹהִים the "Mountain of God". The mountain is also called the Mountain of YHWH . In other biblical passages, these events are described as having transpired at Mount Sinai . Although most scholars consider Sinai and Horeb to have been different names for the same place, there is a minority body of opinion that they may have been different locations. The Protestant reformer John Calvin took the view that Sinai and Horeb were the same mountain, with the eastern side of the mountain being called Sinai and the western side being called Horeb. Abraham Ibn Ezra suggested that there was one mountain, "only it had two tops, which bore these different names". The Old Testament: A historical and literary introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures. The Oxford history of the biblical world . Paul : a biography .

Location in the Hebrew Bible For other uses of "Horeb", see Horeb (disambiguation) . Moses with Tablets of the Ten Commandments , painting by Rembrandt , 1659 Mount Horeb ( Hebrew : הַר חֹרֵב Har Ḥōrēḇ ; Greek in the Septuagint : Χωρήβ , Chōrēb ; Latin in the Vulgate : Horeb ) is the mountain at which the Ten Commandments were given to Moses by God , according to the Book of Deuteronomy in the Hebrew Bible . It is described in two places (the Book of Exodus and the Books of Kings ) as הַר הָאֱלֹהִים the "Mountain of Elohim". The mountain is also called the Mountain of YHWH . In other biblical passages, these events are described as having transpired at Mount Sinai . Although most scholars consider Sinai and Horeb to have been different names for the same place, there is a minority body of opinion that they may have been different locations. The Protestant reformer John Calvin took the view that Sinai and Horeb were the same mountain, with the eastern side of the mountain being called Sinai and the western side being called Horeb. Abraham Ibn Ezra suggested that there was one mountain, "only it had two tops, which bore these different names". Locally, around Saint Catherine's Monastery , which is built adjacent to the Egyptian Mount Sinai and to Willow Peak , the latter is considered to be the Biblical Mount Horeb. The Old Testament: A historical and literary introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures . The Oxford History of the Biblical World .